Press and Reviews
Kay Poursine

"Kay Poursine's performance... was a reminder that in art, talent can leap over national boundaries...poignant...she at all times upheld the dignity of a great art."
Jack Anderson, NEW YORK TIMES, 1996 

"A Remarkable Student of a Legendary Dance Genius" 
by Padma Chebrolu, NARTHAKI (online), February 2002.

"To watch Kay Poursine dance is to see the characters of Hindu mythology come alive. Poursine, one of the world's master interpreters of the ancient Indian dance form of Bharata Natyam..." CONNECTICUT POST, Previews, Connecticut,    February 18, 1999


"Upholding a centuries old tradition, Kay Poursine transcends time with a classical dance form known as Bharata Natyam..." THE DENISONIAN, Ohio, October 2000

"Kay Poursine, an extraordinary dancer explores the classical dance from South INDIA..." THE 1998 INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL AT CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, NEW LONDON.


"Master South Indian dancer Kay Poursine...one of the most respected Westerners practicing the form... careful coordination of hand and body movements, particularly the hands."
THE HARTFORD ADVOCATE, Critic's Choice, "The Elegance of South India", 1997


"The Significance of the Lotus in Bharata Natyam," Fan-Chia Kung's, Editor-in-chief, interview with Kay Poursine for THE GOLDEN LOTUS MAGAZINE, Taiwan, September 1997


"...thrilling...the embodiment of prosodial rhythm..." UDIT VANI, Delhi, 1982


"With tender expression and excellent style Kay's dance will live forever in the hearts of the connoisseurs." THE EENADU, Madras, 1983


"She proved by the quality of her dance that she enjoyed being taken back to the beauty of the past, at a time when Bharata Natyam is often banalized in the name of updating it... remarkably dignified...with the 'Bala stamp'...she stuck to essence and excellence..." THE HINDU, Madras, 1983


"I was dazzled by the purity of her style and her total involvement in the art."
USIS, Cultural Affairs Officer, Mathew Karlvelithara, Madras, 1987


"...Kay Poursine...brings a remarkable talent to this elegant and sophisticated tradition."
Prof. Jon B. Higgins, Master of South Indian singing, Wesleyan University


"Kay is a talented, beautiful artist who consistently plays to packed houses... impeccable credentials...wonderfully gifted exponent of Bharata Natyam in its purist form."
Jean Shaw, Director, Center for the Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut




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