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Sandip Soparrkar with Kitu Gidwani

Opera gets a new, dark twist

Operas have always had a sense of grandeur surrounding them. Huge tapestries, lavish settings, symphony like orchestra with the choir master, sopranos, violins et al are what we visualise of an opera. We imagine them to be set in eloquence and opulence which is only accessible to the elite. Full story

Indian dancing couple finds Vietnamese support

Amazing" is the one word they would use to describe their experience. Both Dr Reesha Dhulap and her dance partner Diago Pereira, who represented India for the first time at the recently concluded Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam, didn’t imagine where their passion for dance would lead them. Reesha, the principal of a special needs school in Mumbai and Diago, a dance and sports instructor by profession, were participants in the DanceSport category at the 3rd edition of the biennial Games.Full story

Injury an integral part of a dancer’s life

Dancers also have one complaint all the time — that of injuries they have had and how they are trying to heal all of them. Most often we hear that its taking long to heal because the dance does not have or does not get enough rest. Full story