Weekly Paper, May 4th, 2000

“Iphigenie in Tauris” in Indian Garments

A wonderful connection between the lofty art of Indian dance and classical German Poetry ... The Indo-German Society invites to the Drama by Goethe, which is converted into dance by the master of Indian dance, Rajyashree Ramesh ...

The two different cultures do find a number of binding factors: the theme of the Drama, that violence only leads to violence in return is believed in Indian philosophy too. Iphigenie could be one of the many strong women from Indian mythology, who let their hearts speak through their compassion and denunciated violence ...

Rajyashree Ramesh is a master of the classical Bharathanatyam dance style. She is considered as a well-versed dancer, successful choreographer and one of the most experienced teachers in Germany ...