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Connoisseurs can look forward to a new avatar of ‘Breathless’ to celebrate two decades of its release, says playback singer Shankar Mahadevan who was in the city recently

I researched on how to use the grammar of Indian classical dance differently, says Kalpana Raghuraman

Combining elements of Bharatanatyam and Western contemporary dance, Kalpana Raghuraman’s “Simeon” is her response to the ethos of mankind

The inheritor of Sitara Devi’s legacy

Vishal Krishna, grandson of Sitara Devi, on his Benaras roots and family tradition

On Michael Jackson’s moonwalk into history

As a dancer, Michael Jackson was much more than his signature moves

The ABC of choreography

Chitra Visweswaran explained the process at a lec-dem organised by Natyarangam

Astad Deboo, pioneer of new moves

Astad Deboo was honoured with the Living Legend award by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha recently in Chennai

Salutations to guru

Well-known dancers and Kathak exponent Sandeep Mahavir paid homage to guru Madhurita Sarang at AMS Dance Company’s festival

Quest for a higher meaning

Rama Vaidyanathan reflects on her approach to Bharatanatyam as a dancer and choreographer and explains what will be the focus of her online lessons

Rama Vaidyanathan's performance was filled with devotion

For Rama Vaidyanathan, winner of this year’s Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, dance is a quest for finding inner meaning

‘I don’t believe in changing the grammar of Kuchipudi’

Recipient of the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar 2017, Bhavana Reddy talks about her craft, controversies and more

Pompi Paul's joy of teaching dance

Odissi dancer Pompi Paul trained children of NIV Vidyamandir to present a delightful evening of dance

Way to divinity

Exploring the abodes of Gods, Dakshina Vaidyanathan Bagel and Arundhati Patwardhan based their respective presentations on how they were envisaged by saints Annamacharya and Panduranga Vittal

A new direction to dance

The Shankars created waves in the West while Nala Najan came to the East to excel

'Questioning Frontality' by Vyuti: a thought experiment

Questioning Frontality is an important attempt, it however needs to address its questioning more deeply in the context of the history of spaces where Bharathanatyam has been performed

‘Bharatanatyam, a divine dance form’

Artist, choreographer from Bengaluru wows the audience

Simeon: contemporary in form, classical in design

Netherlands-based Bharatnatyam dancer Kalpana Raghuraman on marrying the past with the present in her choreography for Simeon

Alamugasooran Samhaaram: a masterly 'therukoothu' performance

Shri Bavaani Amman Therukkoothu Nataka Manram, Kanchipuram, presented ‘Alamugasooran Samhaaram’, an unusual story of Arjuna being helped by Draupadi,

Renowned danseuse Amala Shankar turns 100

The centenarian, who had been active even in her early 90s, was awarded Banga Vibhushan by the Bengal government in 2011 for her contributions in the field of art.

Madurai to witness the confluence of different dance forms on stage

Each artiste has been asked to showcase their dance form in a short and interesting ways such that it is appealing to even those who don’t understand classical dance.

Set to sway the world

Chennai-based dance troupe OPM has made it to the World Of Dance finals in California, but lacks the funds to get there

Kolkata’s Odissi Festival: out of the shadows

Providing a platform to the young and veteran artistes alike, Kolkata’s Odissi Festival brought to light the finer nuances of this dance form

When established dancers take the stage

At the 25th Articulate festival at Ganabharati Mysore, three established gurus brought to fore the finer nuances of their respective dance forms

Aditi Mangaldas, ever on a quest

For Aditi Mangaldas, dance is an experimental weave of classical vocabulary and contemporary expressions

A rivetting ‘therukoothu’ performance

Shri Bavaani Amman Therukkoothu Nataka Manram, Kanchipuram, presented ‘Alamugasooran Samhaaram’, an unusual story of Arjuna being helped by Draupadi,

Experience says it all

It was a meditative mood at the Articulate festival, drawing from the vast experience of gurus

Erasing the boundary

Experiments in Bharatanatyam by a bunch of young dancers give rise to a new production

‘I couldn’t have done it on my own’, says Deepika Reddy on winning Sangeet Natak Akademi award

The award has made the Kuchipudi dancer more responsible

A marriage of two worlds

Dance group Dakshina combined the free flow of modern dance and the rhythm of Bharatanatyam to give a moving performance on the aftermath of war

Time to channelise kids towards art

There are ways to create a large pool of young art appreciators and artistes

Combining parkour and contemporary dance

How contemporary dance and parkour come together to create a whole new movement vocabulary

Surabhi Singh’s Draupadi reflects feminine power

Focussing on one of the principal characters of Mahabharat, Kathak exponent Surabhi Singh’s “Aaj ki Draupadi” reflected on her life in today’s context

Infusing a desi flavour

Dancers of Natanakairali presented an inspiring Mohiniyattam recital that was choreographed in the indigenous vocabulary of the dance form by Guru Nirmala Paniker

When dancers go Green

With June 5 observed as World Environment Day, a look at some artistes, who practise what they preach

Endearing Kurathi as the drama queen

The folk character talks her way into the hearts of the heroine and the audience

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