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The Delhi premiere at Abhimanch Theatre of National School of Drama seemed to attract a modest gathering on the opening day

A Bharatanatyam weave of threads spun by 2 Indian visionaries

A commendable effort! What the production urgently needs is some drastic editing, to trim it.

11 Oct 2018 12:48 AM IST

People with and without special needs experiencing a tactile art with blindfolds on as part of disability awareness session conducted by Access For All for Standard Chartered bank.

Making art accessible

The three key challenges for Siddhanth has always been, as he puts it in alphabetical order, ABC awareness, budget and...

11 Oct 2018 12:33 AM IST

The current and future generations of theatre makers need to be more aware than ever before about how our work is contributing to a larger gender narrative. (Representational image)

Theatre companies must evolve, adapt to the new world

Vijay Kenkre once told me that the purpose of Experimental Theatre is to make Commercial Theatre better.

10 Oct 2018 12:26 AM IST

Mrinalini Sarabhai

Mrinalini Sarabhai's depiction of women was of dignity'

Deeply interested in handicrafts, Mrinalini took measures to revive handicrafts of Gujarat.

10 Oct 2018 12:26 AM IST

An artwork by Durga Malathi

Pure biology period

The #womenarenotimpure campaign exposes the conventional practices of ostracism faced by menstruating women.

10 Oct 2018 12:14 AM IST

Paintings by Jamini Roy

Showcasing nine gems

Additionally, there is also a sense of nation-building and going back to the roots in these paintings.

10 Oct 2018 12:14 AM IST

Urmimala Das hails from Assam and was trained by Guru Bulu Sinha and Guru Shri Shashi Kumar Sinha of Assam which puts her squarely in the Bishnupuri garana of Manipuri dance.

Manipuri dance from Manipur, Assam and Tripura

The origins of Bishnupriya Manipuris cover quite a gamut of theories.

9 Oct 2018 12:11 AM IST

Some of her artworks on display

More than meets the eye

Artist Padma Siri experiments with space, texture and natural forms.

5 Oct 2018 12:31 AM IST

The Malla rulers were Vaishn-avites and built the famous terracotta temples during the 17th and 18th century in Bishnupur, West Bengal

Bengal terracotta in clay but not ephemeral

Most of the exquisite terracotta temples for which town is justly famous were built during this period.

4 Oct 2018 1:11 AM IST

Saroja attributes the reason for the dipping interest in fine arts to the increasing focus on academics.

Dancing for a cause

The dance festival organised by the Rasika Ranjani Sabha gives impetus to flowering talent in the field of Indian...

4 Oct 2018 12:30 AM IST

Theatre often finds itself caught between different stools. There seem to be various definitions of what theatre really is: a medium, a social activity, an art, a form of entertainment, a social commentary, etc. This confusion also exists within the theatre community.

What's so special about theatre?

Theatre (and the Arts) is seen as a 'medium', not as an end in itself. That means CSR managers won't support theatre for...

3 Oct 2018 12:28 AM IST

Young ballerinas are being distracted by viral videos of hyper-eleastic dancers performing incredible tricks, says ballet legend Diana Vishneva.

Young ballerinas being ruined by Instagram, says star Vishneva

Vishneva fears that young dancers are being set unrealistic standards by posed photos and videos, particularly on...

2 Oct 2018 12:40 AM IST