Ever wondered how to describe that transcendental feeling that comes while watching a performance?

In the Indian treatise Natyasastra, the sage Bharata coins a term to encapsulate that very particular experience – rasa. Performed by various traditional dance groups in South and Southeast Asia, this video introduces the concept of rasa using episodes from the Ramayana, a Hindu epic that has had lasting and pervasive influence on the cultural practices of this region.