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Srikanth and Aswathy performing for Brahma Gana Sabha in Chennai

Refined dance-theatre experience

‘Samavesha’ was a sensitive exploration of the third gender characters in the Mahabharata

Anwesha Das’s varnam was packed with emotion

V.V. Ramani Anwesha Das portrayed impressivelythe moods of the nayika

Gopukiran Sadasivan and Ashin Gopukiran performing at Brahma Gana Sabha in Chennai

Still a work in progress

Rupa Srikanth There were moments in Gopukiran and Ashin’s performance when the rapport was missing

Dancers during their performance

Jonathan Hollander speaks on the positive transformation through dance

Neeraja Murthy Dance to empower: Jonathan Hollander of Battery Dance speaks on positive transformation through dance

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Seamless and skilled Atrayee datta in performance

Charms of Odissi explored

Velcheti Subrahmanyam Atrayee Dutta’s Odissi performance was the highlight of a dance fest in Visakhapatnam

Dancers during their performance

Jonathan Hollander speaks on the positive transformation through dance

Neeraja Murthy Dance to empower: Jonathan Hollander of Battery Dance speaks on positive transformation through dance

Sandra Pisharody

A stage to perform

Renu Ramanath Sandra Pisharody’s Mohiniyattam recital as part of Rangaparichaya Festival in Irinjalakuda showcased her prowess as a dancer and choreographer

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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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Rich tributes to a master

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Bharatanatyam, the connecting force between community and culture

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Dancing for change

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“It is a performance that keeps giving”: Anita Ratnam on A Million Sitas

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Chennai’s breakdancers ready to battle it out

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Traditional weddings for the new age

Tyagaraja in quest of Rama

‘Manomanthana,’ presented on Tyagaraja Jayanti, was a winning combo of several aesthetic features

Where science and spirituality meet

The Unity of the Universe philosophy acts as the meeting ground

The ABHAI abhivriddhishala experience

ABHAI’s Abhivriddhishala showed young aspirants glimpses of the nuances of Bharatanatyam

Between desire and fear...

In ‘Nayika ke Manobhaav’, Odissi exponent Vinod Kevin Bachan expressed multiple moods of the character with the right emotive quotient

A visual extravaganza

Odissi on High was a tech-heavy production, together with very skilled dancers and thrilling choreography: it presented Pallavi to the audience as a visual extravaganza.

Meet Chennai’s first generation of breakdancers

As Paris 2024 Olympics considers introducing breakdancing as a sport, meet Chennai’s B-boys and girls, who dance through the city’s streets and parks

Malaysia’s Odissi connect

Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, an exponent of Indian classical dance forms and ballet, talks about his relationship with Chennai

Thiruvananthapuram-based freestyle dancers Deepak Murali and Abhijith VS to shake a leg at Hip Hop championship finals in the US

Deepak Murali and Abhijith VS wins gold in the ‘2 on 2 All Style battle’ at the India Hip Hop Dance Championship held recently in Goa

Jamuna Krishnan: A path-breaker

Jamuna Krishnan will be remembered for her innovative productions and lively nature

High on contemporary interpretation

Ramli Ibrahim’s ‘Odissi on High’, staged recently in Mumbai, was the coming together of two artistic legacies

Balamma never used to compliment: Nandini Ramani

Nandini Ramani on her legendary guru

For Gayathri Vijayalakshmi, it’s never too old to dance

Age has not come in the way of the dancer’s passion for Bharatanatyam. She performs in Thiruvananthapuram on May 19

Bharatha Kala Art Academy’s dance production, based on ONV’s poem ‘Amma’, celebrates motherhood

The performance, organised in association with Soorya, will be held at Ganesham, Thycaud, on May 11 at 6.30 pm

Exploring dance with Pandit Birju Maharaj and Lakshmi Vishwanathan

Seasoned exponents Pandit Birju Maharaj and Lakshmi Vishwanathan explained how varied human emotions could be explored through dance

Dance in the age of multimedia

Recent events have put the cursor on how rasa resonates in the light of technology

Padma Subrahmanyam on a new style of dance called 'Bharatanrytam'

Dr Padma Subrahmanyam recently gave an insightful talk on the theory and practice of Bharatanrytam

Haripadman and Divya’s repertoire of unusual pieces

Haripadman and Divya explored new ways of presentation as a pair and in solo segments

Initiative to promote young dancers

The Navapallava series will be launched on May 12 with three performances

Salutations to Natya guru

‘Nrithya Samarpanam’ brought together students of senior teachers on a common platform

Attakalari’s Jayachandran Palazhy on the future of contemporary artforms

International movement artist Jayachandran Palazhy feels that despite their so-called abstract nature, contemporary performances talk to everyone, but in different ways

Revanta Sarabhai uses Bharatnayam to tell stories about modern-day experiences

In a YouTube video that the Bharatanatyam dancer Revanta Sarabhai sends me, he is about to dance to a love poem. He has composed the poem with his

Geeta Chandran’s dance, dialogue and beyond

Young performers were in focus at the World Dance Day celebrations organised by seasoned Bharatanatyam exponent Geeta Chandran

Into Ramli Ibrahim’s creative space

Inclusive art practice is the essence of Malaysia-based Odissi exponent Ramli Ibrahim’s Sutra Dance Company

‘Odissi on High’ comes to India

Ramli Ibrahim and Guru Bichitrananda Swain come together in ‘Odissi on High’

Kala Sampada: For that folksy flavour

Kala Sampada was in true Kalakshetra style

How Harikumar Asan experiments with Kathakali themes

Harikumar Asan uses his sweep of knowledge to push boundaries within the Kathakali grammar

Rhythms of the body

Veteran dancer Anju Babu’s passion for the art saw many dance aspirants taking up Kathak in Hyderabad

Team Naach on their journey to fame

Internet dance sensation Team Naach shares the story of its journey to fame

Dance towards positive thoughts: Patruni Chidananda Sastry

Using dance as a unique movement, Patruni Chidananda Sastry addresses contemporary social issues

Capturing live stage performances has its challenges: Hareesh N Nampoothiri

The dance photographer, who is holding his first solo exhibition of dance photographs, ‘Nrityascapes’, in Kochi, talks about what keeps him enchanted with the poetry of movement. World Dance Day falls on April 29

Untold stories of the world of courtesans

Navina Jafa recounts her experiences with the under-recognised repositories of art and culture

Manjari Chaturvedi’s courtesan trail continues

Manjari Chaturvedi pieces together the missing link in Kathak’s history through her project on courtesans

How Lakshanagrantas and Tamil texts are relevant to dance

Artistes and scholars at the NatyAmrita Manthan seminar elaborated on the holistic approach to the art form

The making of a Yakshagana pagade

With smooth rhythmic movements, the artiste gets the head-gear ready

A floor test

Eleven dancers showed their commitment to learning by volunteering to be examined by a panel of experts at the recent Nruthya Rangoli Festival

Body, mind, move

Geeta Chandran explains how mentoring at Natya Vriksha helps her conduct the World Dance Day festival

'Yaksha': a book on Yakshagana dance for children

Yakshagana artiste Priyanka K Mohan collaborates with Bookosmia to bring out a children’s book, Yaksha

When Kathakali meets Dante

Italian theatre practitioner Mario Barzaghi’s tryst with Kathakali and Kerala spans more than four decades

This Bengaluru-based art school is giving wings to dancers

The Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts comes to town to conduct auditions

Prerana Shrimali's salutation to Mother Earth

Aesthetically mounted, Prerana Shrimali expressed her love for nature through her signature abhinaya

Exploring hasya through natya

NCPA’s ‘Towards Hasya,’ presents different shades of humour through diverse characters from the epics and mythology

Art is not propaganda

It’s time for more live performances, interdisciplinary collaborations and integrating performing arts in school curriculum, says the Delhi-based Bharatanatyam exponent, Geeta Chandran

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