Dharma and performing arts have apparently no obvious connection with each other. They are poles apart. Dharma belongs to the realm of ethics and spiritualism, whereas Performing Arts are associated in popular mind with sensual entertainment. Yet, the two are not as different as they seem to be, in the Indian context. Both Dharma and Performing Arts in India have emerged from, and imbued with, Indian cultural values. While Dharma is the ethical manifestation of Indian culture