Dances of India, Rich in Breadth and Addressing the Sublime

The dance forms of India — though I began to watch them over 30 years ago in London — became a regular and deepening source of fascination to me only once I began work as chief dance critic of The New York Times in 2007. It’s been a boon, after decades of dancegoing, to investigate them: They’ve extended my idea of dance itself, what it can be and signify.