WORLD-RENOWNED composer and pianist Ilari Kaila and classical Indian dancer Malini Srinivasan presented a lecture and performance demonstrating the influences of India in music and dance, Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Seaside Repertory Theater. The husband-wife duo are guests of The Seaside Institute’s annual Escape to Create/Artists in Residence program, featuring composers, authors, dancers, playwrights, actors and other artists. Here, Srinivasan explains that Bharatanatyam dance is a combination of abstract dance, mime, and story-telling. (Photo by Ashley Amason)