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Chhau is her life and identity, says 23 -year- old Mousumi Chowdhury, who set up the first all women Chhau troupe in Purulia, West Bengal, in 2010

The women behind the Chhau mask

Satyasundar Barik & Anusua Mukherjee

Chhau dance, with its martial origin and strenuous body movements, was once a strictly-guarded male domain. Now several all-women troupes are all the rage

Why it’s time to stop labelling

Bhanu Kumar In an online discussion, four dancers emphasised the need to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary

A scene from from the play

‘Kalyanasougandhikam’ highlights the fine classicism of Kathakali

Sreevalsan Thiyyadi ‘Kalyanasougandhikam’ brought alive the blend of elements unique to a Kathakali play

Folk arts of South India in focus at Margazhi Village Festival

Gowri S DakshinaChitra’s Margazhi Village Festival will present the folk arts of South India

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Stepping into a new medium

MANASA KAMBANNA Nupura pulled off its festival Nitya Nritya competently on the digital platform

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

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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

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Maarga Naatya: Going beyond the usual

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Kanak Rele highlights the beauty of Mohiniyattam

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Tale of Radha and Krishna

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Rani Karnaa, an erudite ambassador of Kathak

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It’s time to give back, says Kalakshetra’s new director Revathi Ramachandran

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‘Creativity has no timeline’

On Kaliyattam and the man who keeps the dance form alive

In an Angalamman temple in Puducherry, a man is about to transform into Kali. Meet Senthil Poosari, who keeps alive the region’s art form, Kaliyattam

‘Bhu’ is a blend of Kalaripayattu, theatre and dance

It is about connecting with the self and Nature

Documentary to set the record straight on Kutiyattam

A film in the making is aimed at documenting facts about Kutiyattam and the contribution of Painkulam Rama Chakyar

Aesthetics prevailed in Kshemavathy’s performance

Kalamandalam Kshemavathy and her disciples presented vintage Mohiniyattom — subtle expression sans exaggeration

Celebrating the legacy of Swathi

Captivating performances by artistes marked the Sree Swathi Thirunal Dance and Music Festival at Irinjalakuda

Sadanam Krishnankutti was the star of a recital of Narakasuravadham

Narakasuravadham Kathakali, written by Aswathi Thirunal, is considered a perfect example of stylised Kathakali plays in the Kalluvazhi chitta, the

In dialogue with the doyenne Kapila Vastyayan

Dr. Kapila Vastyayan maintains that inventiveness needs to happen within the framework of basic principles defining each dance

All the way down to thumka town

Miral Durlabhji of the Shiamak Davar dance troupe takes a high-energy class set to relentless Bollywood music, with an emphasis on swag

On a perpetual journey

Veteran danseuse Sonal Mansingh says she has never presented a finished product, it is always a work-in-progress

What is contemporary dance trying to say?

Or how to make sense of the dance of the body within the dance of capitalism

Choreography of life

From performing a verse from the Bible to finding ‘moksha’ through dance, seasoned practitioners talk about their preparations for the International Dance Day

Demystifying a catchphrase

It is important to recognise the difference between the meditative qualities of dance that one experiences and prescribing dance as a healing process to non-dancers

Step up on International Dance Day

Two choreographers talk about how the online space is influencing Indian dancers

Texture and touch

Aranyani Bhargav on the Vyuti Dance Company’s upcoming performance

Dancing on the edge of time

Not intangible, but still evanescent, the Indian dance scene comprising the main dance forms, under the ‘traditional’ and ‘classical’ category,

It was an intimate gathering of art lovers

Amritanjali Festival, held in Pune recently, focused on the nuances of dance and music

A song for the bride

Oppana is a beautiful ritual exclusive to the Moplah Muslims

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, a rebel with a cause

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy fought for women against many wrong things, including the devadasi system

Indian connect through dance

Ahead of International Dance Day, April 29, two Indian descent dancer-choreographers discuss their journeys in the US and their unique fusion of Bharatanatyam and tap dance

Kicking off a trend

Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Michael Jackson were jugglers, who danced, sang and acted

Tamil couplets set to dance

A dance programme themed on Thirukkural was presented in Kanchipuram

Music and dance are like inseparable twins

The rapport between musician and dancer plays a significant role in the quality of the performance

Chemmencheri Asan: the torchbearer of Kallatikkotan legacy

Guru Chemmencheri Kunhiraman Nair, born on June 26, 1916, is a living legend — for the general public of northern Kerala, the Kathakali aficionados

Temple for Bharatamuni

The highlight of the memorial is the 108 karana figures of Lord Siva and Parvati sculpted in black granite

Natya Sastra is an ocean of knowledge

The art has evolved and changes have taken place but the relevance of the text remains

Thanjavur emerged as a thriving cultural capital under the Marathas

It was at the Thanjavur Maratha court that the North and South styles of natya mingled

The ballet became ‘natural’ in Jean-Georges Noverre's hands

International Dance Day (April 29) marks the birth anniversary of Jean-Georges Noverre, father of modern ballet

The irrepressible Nayika

She will endure for those dancers and rasikas who respond to poetry without the rhetoric of universality, or jingoistic ideas of topicality

Three senior dancers get candid on what tradition and contemporary mean to them

How easy is it for artistes to keep their spirit alive in their untiring search for ‘something new’ even while zealously holding on to the past?

Will the city be a home?

Yakshagana, a form that has its roots in coastal Karnataka, has a huge presence in Bangalore. There are schools, good teachers, sizeable number of students, plenty of performances etc., yet, has it expanded as an art form?

The guiding light

Disciples of Bharatanatyam guru KJ Govindarajan pay homage to the master, who played a significant role in the growth of the dance form in north India

The Sufi sojourn

In a soulful presentation, Rani Khanam traversed the emotion of love – from earthly to ethereal plane

Gearing up for World Dance Day

A 10-day event ‘Nritya Vishwa’ has been organised by Parwati Dutta

Spotlight on the rhythm patterns

In the first of a series of ABHAI lec-dems, Manipuri dance was the focus

Perspectives on a warrior woman

Dancers present their interpretations of Kaikeyi in different styles

Reaching out through art

The audience soaked in the meditative experience at the Sivananda Festival of Music

Workshop as a knowledge-sharing tool

A lot can be achieved provided both teacher and the learner are clear about the purpose

Tracing the journey of Bharatanatyam

Based on the stories of music and dance in the British Raj of the Madras Presidency, senior artiste Swarnamalya Ganesh talks about her special production that will be staged in Delhi this weekend

The stories of divine abodes

With their deft display of Bharatanatyam and Kathak, Pavitra Krishna Bhat and Abhimanyu Lal took us to the serene “Shri Kshetra”

Joining the dots with dance

This year’s edition of the Mudra Dance Festival emphasises the deep connections between dance and other forms of artistic expression

In idioms, classical and contemporary

The annual dance festival presented concepts that went beyond the boundaries of tradition

Astad Deboo never fails to surprise

The celebrated dancer collaborates with rudra veena artiste Baha úd-din Dagar for his new work

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