A woman finds herself torn between two loves, one with a beautiful body and one with a beautiful mind. Of course, the triangulated longing Thomas Mann wrote about in his 1941 novella The Transposed Heads, which was based on an Indian folk story, is a theme that keeps cropping up again and again. Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre, a foremost local authority on East Indian culture and dance, has crafted an evening-length production that debuted to enthusiastic reviews in 2001, and whose storytelling is reliant on movement, gesture, and sign language. Nicole Zapko, a deaf actor, and Ragamala artistic director Ranee Ramaswamy play multiple characters. 1501 4th St. S., Minneapolis; 612-338-6131; www.ragamala.net
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