classical dance
An insight into the minds of dancers, particularly the young ones
Purva Dhanashree’s discipline Vilasini Natyam (the dance of the Andhra Devadasi) regards the sensual and the spiritual as two sides of the same coin.
Dance like a man
Malaysian Odissi dancer Ramli Ibrahim brings his much revered performance Odissi on High to the bay.
Western dance forms not an art but a lifestyle choice for Indians
International Dance Day: Abandoning the classical dance forms to jazz thing up.
Dancers enthrall kids from Himachal Pradesh with lessons
Representing the Odissi tradition was the iconic Sujata Mohapatra, at 50 one of the youngest recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi award.
High on emotions
A dialogue between like-minded classical dance forms.
A dancer’s view through the lens after 45 years in India
Same was the case in Manipur, in the far northeastern corner of India, was closed to foreigners and most Indians.
The first enchantress
Indrani Rahman’s family background was very interesting as she had Indian and American blood.
Time to reclassify Chhau as classical?
What seemed a straightforward way of explaining a few basics of this traditional performing art genre sparked a fair amount of excitement.
Classical dance fest at Gaiety Theatre
Every evening will feature only 1 main artist; preceeded by a short piece by local dancers.
Breaking the dancing mould
A lone warrior who defies gender, racial and hegemonic stereotypes of classical dance, Guru Manu’s life is a textbook.