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Amala Shankar’s world of Kalpana

Amala Shankar was the last representative of a certain kind of imagination in choreography

Talk on the dynamics of Bharatanatyam

Gita Jayaraj As a recent social media dispute showed, Bharatanatyam is yet to come to terms with its multi-layered history

Kuchipudi guru and author Munukuntla Sambasiva who died after testing positive for COVID-19 on July 10

Tribute to Kuchipudi’s unsung hero

S B Vijaya Mary Munukuntla Sambasiva, who wrote books, guided dancers and supported researchers, has passed away too soon

The araimandi debate in Bharatanatyam

Rupa Srikanth Does the posture that defines Bharatanatyam cause injury or does it prepare the body for performance?

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Artistes on Instagram

Abhinaya — shift in paradigm

Abhirami Rao The male perspective came across with strong overtones as eight dancers took to Instagram

A file photo of students of Kattaikuttu Gurukulam performing a scene from the play, ‘The Magic Horse’, in Kanchipuram

At their expressive best

Rupa Srikanth Young Kattaikuttu and Yakshagana performers impressed with their maturity andskill at Utsavam 2020

Shambhauvi Shukla is staying true to tradition

Shambhauvi Shukla presented a rare repertoire piece “Talvar ki Gat” which reflected the elements of the Jaipur style of Kathak

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On a roll Visually challenged students warm up before a dance practice at the Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind in Bengaluru. The school has made steady progress in teaching dance to such children since 1985.

Bharatanatyam by Ramana Maharishi Academy for Blind students: Dancing in the dark

The folk art form is native to Kerala and is performed on the fourth day of Onam. | File

Watch | Pulikkali: Kerala's 'play of the tigers'

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Are we guilty of neglecting the importance of archiving in the performing arts?

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Hema Rajagopalan’s search for the solo dancer

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Virtual is the new normal

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The artiste who saved Ayyappan Thiyyattu from extinction

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Hero, anti-hero, jester — Kalamandalam Vasu Pisharody made every role his own

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Amala Shankar’s world of Kalpana

Talk on the dynamics of Bharatanatyam

As a recent social media dispute showed, Bharatanatyam is yet to come to terms with its multi-layered history

Tribute to Kuchipudi’s unsung hero

Munukuntla Sambasiva, who wrote books, guided dancers and supported researchers, has passed away too soon

Arshiya Sethi’s poems on human crises amid the pandemic go visual

Dancers of varied forms have presented her poems in videos

Eminent danseuse Amala Shankar passes away at 101 in Kolkata

Wife of classical dancer Uday Shankar, she was awarded the West Bengal government’s Banga Bibhusan award in 2011 for her contributions to art

‘Navarasa’ — an emotional roller coaster

Eight artistes explored the essence of different rasas through diverse dance forms

A move away from Krishna in Nangiarkoothu

As Kerala observes the Ramayana month, Kalamandalam Sindhu is eager to retrieve her Sita-inspired project from the lockdown woes

The araimandi debate in Bharatanatyam

Does the posture that defines Bharatanatyam cause injury or does it prepare the body for performance?

‘Art Thou?’ — Layered with emotion

Praveen Kumar’s three-day online workshop brought out the link between Bhakthi and Sringara in the compositions of Haridasas

Evolution of Bharatanatyam

From Ekaharya Lasyanga to Bharatanatyam, how the form has evolved over the centuries

What does practice mean in dance

Break the habit of imitating pre-choreographed content to experience the joy of discovery

Saroj Khan and her classical moves

There was more to choreographer Saroj Khan’s repertoire than just Bollywood dance

Margi Vijayakumar is as graceful as Princess Damayanti

Margi Vijayakumar has brought to life every female character he has essayed in Kathakali

Aishwarya Rai pays tribute to Saroj Khan, shares picture from ‘Taal’

The veteran Bollywood choreographer died on Friday at the age of 71, after a heart attack

Saroj Khan, the choreographer who danced past the glass ceiling

Khan choreographed some of the most well-known actors, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hema Malini, Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai, and was fondly known as “masterji"

Veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan passes away

The three-time National Award winner was not keeping well for some time

Another feather in Bharatanatyam’s cap

Singapore honour comes as a shot in the arm for Apsaras Arts, the island’s pioneering institution

Nayanika Vyas: Against the odds

Dancer Nayanika Vyas chronicles her journey from New Delhi’s bustling gallis to the stage lights of Manhattan

Kathak exponent Aditi Mangaldas dances within walls for a purpose

Aditi Mangaldas collaborates with fashion designer Sanjay Garg to make short films to raise money for artistes in dire straits

What next, for the dancer?

A look at some vital aspects, with the paradigm drastically changing

Kathakali, symphony and a discussion about RTI on NCPA’s digital series

NCPA@home is a digital curation of some of the high-profile events that NCPA has hosted

Malavika Sarukkai live on Instagram @thehinduweekend

The Bharatanatyam exponent’s #LockdownWithWeekend session will feature her journey as a solo artiste in the world of dance

A peek into the world of rasas

Sri Mudhraalaya conducted an online workshop in two parts

Dance, on a digital platform

Virtual learning and connecting through cyber space have become the new normal in this testing time

Peace — root of all emotions

Like pristine white, in which all colours merge

Money, after all, is not a bad word

This workshop led the artistes through the less spoken world of finance

Dancers explore the concept of home

Located in the New York region, two dancers explain what home means to them, on Instagram of course

Sandhya Raju to raise COVID-19 fund for Kuchipudi gurus

Hyderabad-based Kuchipudi dancer Sandhya Raju to conduct an online workshop to raise funds for gurus affected by COVID-19 lockdown

Pick of the week: online events to catch

Concerts, stand-up and other online events you just can’t miss, from June 6 to June 12

Swarnamalya Ganesh live on Instagram @thehinduweekend

The dancer will talk about rising up to the challenges faced during the pandemic and how she finds pleasure amidst them, today at 9 pm on #LockdownWithWeekend

Sumanth Maroju and Sonali Majumdar are anything but bad at salsa

Sumanth Maroju and Sonali Majumdar stunned the judges and audience with their recent performance on ‘America’s Got Talent’

In Kelubabu’s masterclass

As dance academies across the world launch virtual classes, son and disciple Ratikant Mohapatra elaborates on what made Kelucharan Mohapatra a guru nonpareil

T M Krishna, Zakir Hussain and Priyadarshini Govind in this week’s NCPA@home broadcast series

National Centre for the Performing Arts’s broadcast series this week includes archival performances by Zakir Hussain and Priyadarshini Govind and a talk by T M Krishna

SPIC MACAY’s Anubhav goes online from June 1

About 100 renowned artistes and 15,000 children from India and abroad are expected to participate in the annual convention

Spotlight on the Nayaka

References were taken from ancient texts and Sanskrit literature by dancer Anupama Kylash to highlight various facets of a hero and the role of a companion

Virtual space — let the ripple not become a wave

Virtual space — to teach and perform — cannot substitute the traditional

Dance of the Swan

For veteran Kumudini Lakhia, Kathak exponent vibrant at 90, 1956 was an extraordinary year of triumphs

Leela Samson live on Instagram @thehinduweekend

In this session of #LockdownWithWeekend, Bharatanatyam dancer Leela Samson will bring an eclectic and informed perspective on the importance of the head and the heart to create an equal music

Unboxing dancers on Instagram

In ‘Boxed’, a new Instagram series, Anita Ratnam invites artistes to improvise

All Heart Dance Festival to raise funds for daily wagers

Choreographed to the cause | Dancer Lourd Vijay talks about his foundation and the upcoming workshops

Kumudini Lakhia: The lovable diva of choreography

Tracking the journey of Kumudini Lakhia, the unconventional dance icon, who turned 90 on May 17

Zarrilli’s work embodied silence

The silence of attentive and respectful listening — his theatre was indeed a spectacle in listening

Dancers Laveena and Ashish complete 366 daily tutorials in a row

The choreographers have applied for the Guinness World Record for ‘the most number of dance tutorial videos in a year’

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