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Tribute to guru Kesava Prasad, the icon of Kuchipudi village

T. Appala Naidu

Pasumarthy Kesava Prasad created a strong bond between the village and the classical dance fraternity

Kuchipudi dance guru Pasumarthy Keshav Prasad at Kuchpudi village in Krishna district. File

Kuchipudi doyen Pasumarthy Keshav Prasad passes away

T. Appala Naidu He was an authority and promoter of Kuchipudi history and dance

Bijayini Satpathy

Bijayini’s new solo explores the mind of a woman

Parshathy J Nath The Odissi exponent’s new work ‘Call of Dawn’ combines three musical pieces in raag Ahirbhairav

Naveen Razak and Janaki Omkumar, students of Thrissur Medical College hit the limelight with their dance moves to the yesteryear hit number ‘Rasputin’

Medicos Naveen and Janaki turn Instagram favourites with their rocking dance number

Saraswathy Nagarajan Medical students Naveen K Razak and Janaki Omkumar hit the limelight with their 30-second Instagram video of them burning the dance floor to ‘Rasputin’

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Rahul Chakyar presented a four-hour Nirvahanam segment on a wooden stool

Koodiyattam on a wooden stool!

Achuthan T.K. Nepathya Rahul Chakyar showed how a dancer can create a huge impact even when performing in a small space

Dakshina Vaidyanathan Baghel

Dancers explore themes and emotions

Bhanu Kumar EVAM 2021 was a showcase of creative choreography, excellent dancing and well-composed music

Art is serious matter

Bhanu Kumar EVAM 2021 was a melange of themes and emotions

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In December, Kalakshetra also played host to their annual festival and sold tickets at 50% occupancy. At the Bharata Kalakshetra auditorium, director Revathy Ramachandran recently wrapped up the two-day Trinity Festival, which was streamed online too.

Curtains up: Chennai gets back onstage

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

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Tribute to guru Kesava Prasad, the icon of Kuchipudi village

Dance

Savitha Sastry releases a short film titled ‘Colors: White’

Kuchipudi doyen Pasumarthy Keshav Prasad passes away

Dance

Bijayini’s new solo explores the mind of a woman

Dance

Sharmila Biswas makes three powerful short films

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When life imitates art during pandemic

A petitioner in Krishna’s court

A performance of the Kathakali play Santhanagopalam saw spectators moved by a bereaved father’s anguish

Aprajita festival: dance for ‘resilience’

Kripa Iyer and Neelambaree Prasad’s virtual festival, Aprajita, is connecting dancers across the globe and redefining what it means to be a community

How ‘dance marketing’ on Instagram Reels has helped homegrown brands widen their reach

The relatability of these videos have boosted sales, say the people behind these brands

Dance like a boy

Traditionally performed by young men, Gotipua, the precursorof Odissi, is being modernised and gentrified, losing the raw energy that is its essence

Nirupama Rajendra unveils her new dance project

Nirupama Rajendra’s Desi Marga Adavu Project is designed as an easy-to-use guide for dance teachers and students alike

A new Kathakali production rich in innovation

‘Palazhi Madhanam’, a power-packed presentation, was premiered at Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University

Silpi Janardanan: The make-up person for Kathakali and Krishnanattam

Chutti artist Silpi Janardanan’s make-up and costumes transform actors into characters

The ‘Dreamum Wakeupum’ girls: Priyanka and Sindhuja on their viral Instagram Reel

The Chennai dancers’ choreography for the popular Bollywood number has garnered over 15 million views, and is a social media superhit

How Yakshagana is adapting to modern times

Acclaimed performer Shivananda Hegde continues to tell stories with vigour and passion

A fresh approach to Padavarnam

‘Padavarnam’, presented by Urmila Satyanarayanan’s students, had many fresh elements

Medicos Naveen and Janaki turn Instagram favourites with their rocking dance number

Medical students Naveen K Razak and Janaki Omkumar hit the limelight with their 30-second Instagram video of them burning the dance floor to ‘Rasputin’

Meet Pt. Birju Maharaj, the poet

The Kathak maestro comes up with ‘Brij Shyam Kahe’, a compilation of poetry for dance

Koodiyattam on a wooden stool!

Nepathya Rahul Chakyar showed how a dancer can create a huge impact even when performing in a small space

This Korean dance-fashion show is where tradition meets modernity

Dance-fashion performance Fever hopes to revisit Korean traditions with a contemporary outlook

Under the banyan’s shade

A. Janardhanan, honoured by ABHAI recently, speaks of his long and loyal association with Kalakshetra

Art across the Palk Strait

The rich cross-border collaboration and exchange between Sri Lanka and India has been halted by the pandemic

Laxmipriya Mohapatra: Trailblazer and inspiration

Laxmipriya Mohapatra was the first dancer to perform the then-unnamed Odissi on stage

How dancer Anuradha Venkataraman interpreted Dante through the ‘Mahabharata’

Sometimes East can meet West as VIDEODANTE a dance production by Instabili Vaganti proves

Noted Odissi dancer Laxmipriya Mohapatra dies at 86

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over her death and paid tributes to the departed soul

Kunhiraman Nair — the grand old man of Kathakali

Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair was one of the last exponents of the Kalladikodan style of the art form

‘-Scape’ at Ranga Shankara preview: A long-distance dance duet

Two dancers, who are separated by thousands of miles, attempt an exchange of their stories, cultures and lives through their art

Dancers find the right angle

Dancers are experimenting with form and medium as they try to find new ways to reach audiences

When all roads lead to Chidambaram

How 40 years ago, the Natyanjali Festival offered dancer Alarmel Valli an epiphanic, transforming moment

Remembering Rukminidevi | Old meets new

The ‘Remembering Rukminidevi’ festival at Kalakshetra commemorated her ideas

Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, the man behind the Konark festival

Remembering Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, who dreamt of putting the small Odisha town on the cultural map

Leela Samson on Rukmini Devi

Aalaap, on behalf of senior Bharatanatyam dancer and choreographer Leela Samson and the Spanda Dance Company, will host a special panel discussion

Kathakali plays with a new-age sensibility

Sadanam K. Harikumar’s experimental works are known to explore the pysche of women and transgenders. The latest is Shikhandi

Becoming the voice of a dancer

S. Rajeswari, recipient of the M.S. Subbulakshmi award, on how she chose to sing for dancer Kumari Kamala

Understanding Rukmini Devi

On her birth anniversary, a relook at the dancer-choreographer’s monumental vision for dance

The 31st Pt. Durgalal festival was all about dance

The Pt. Durgalal Festival was a fine tribute to the Jaipur gharana maestro

Dancers explore themes and emotions

EVAM 2021 was a showcase of creative choreography, excellent dancing and well-composed music

Art is serious matter

EVAM 2021 was a melange of themes and emotions

Celebrating Tyagaraja

A group of dancers paid tribute to his compositions

A legend in his lifetime

A new documentary traces the life of dance guru, choreographer and musician Prof. C.V. Chandrasekhar, whose pursuit of dance remains pure and unsullied

Tribute to the legendary Kathakali artiste Mathoor Govindankutty

Mathoor Govindankutty was excellent in his portrayal of female characters

Curtains up: Chennai gets back onstage

As audiences and artistes head back to performance spaces and offline events, a look at how the scene is shaping up in the city and elsewhere

Pristine and powerful recital of ‘Ravanolbhavam’

An evening of Kathakali and percussion showcased a complete Purappadu, a single Melappadam and a performance of Ravanolbhavam

Meet Ricky Pond, the Internet’s favourite #DancingDad

Ricky Pond’s children created a social media account for him as a joke. Then, their father suddenly became a celebrated ‘dance-fluencer’

In record time

Madurai R. Muralidaran set a record with the presentation of 50 jatis by 125 dancers who came online from around India and the world

An imaginative kaleidoscope

Eminent artistes came together to offer rich variety at the GV Ramani Natya Kala Foundation’s online festival

Vishwakiran Nambi’s short film explores a woman’s relationship with the kitchen

It brings out true life experiences on screen using movement vocabulary

Hidimbi reborn

A new dance series presents research-oriented performances using good production values

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