Rahul Acharya, 40, is a Bhubaneshwar-based Odissi dancer and a renowned scholar who has won many awards and rewards. I chatted with this supremely talented dancer who discussed everything with me about right from his devotion towards Odissi dance to his life surrendered to the rich Indian art, culture and tradition. What motivated you to […]Read More
Sandip Soparrkar holds a doctorate in world mythology folklore from Pacific University USA, an honorary doctorate in performing arts from the National American University, He is a World Book Record holder, a well-known Ballroom dancer and a Bollywood choreographer who has been honored with three National Excellence awards, one National Achievement Award and Dada Saheb Phalke award by the Government of India. He can be contacted on [email protected]
Natyarambha’s young storytellers bring Kutty Kahani – Eternal Stories
Life in 2020 was all about meeting and learning through the virtual medium. Schools were shut and online classes became the new normal. Children started to study the online way and studies took a new avatar, one we had never imagined it to be. Like educational institutions, dance institutes and music schools too shifted to […]Read More
There are many styles of nritya (dances) in India and various types of festivals also happen based on the dance styles. One of the well-respected festivals is Rabindra Nritya, the dance idiom created and introduced by Rabindranath Tagore that has stood the test of time. The fact that even 100 years later, Rabindra Nritya has […]Read More
I promise my story today will totally mesmerise you and would want you to look out for this incredibly talented Billy Elliot of India. Kamal Singh also known as Noddy Singh, has become the first Indian to get admission in the prestigious English National Ballet School in London. Kamal took internet and Bollywood by storm […]Read More
The relationship and the bond that a guru and shishya share is eternal. The teaching, the training and the words spoken by the guru leaves a lifelong impression on a shishya. It is said that ‘when one finds a true guru on can conquer the world’ same happened to Kathak exponent Asavari Pawar when she […]Read More
In the world of dance, we get to travel a lot and meet various types of people from all age groups, religious beliefs, shape and size too. When one is teaching dance and running a dance institute the interaction doubles up even more. Today I feel absolute proud to bring to you Sudeesh Nair, an […]Read More
In the world of dance, we see many performances and shows almost every day, some we appreciate and some we do not and then there are some that leave an ever-lasting impression in our mind. These, path breaking, mesmerizing and timeless shows become classic just like some Bollywood films that we can watch again and […]Read More
India is known to be a very colorful country – our colors come from our variety of cloth, music and dance. If Indian classical dances have reached the global platform, then our folk dances are not behind as well. People from all over the world play Garba and Dandiya during the Navratri season, in fact, […]Read More
Recently Kolkatta saw a magnificent show ‘Tranz” which actually put the audience in a trance. The show was organised to celebrate 29 years of one of the city’s leading dance company and school of contemporary dance, Sapphire Creations. The Artistic Director and Choreographer Sudarshan Chakravorty is the man behind Sapphire and has been successfully doing […]Read More
Sanskriti Mahotsav – a Kathak festival that celebrates different gharanas
Kathak is one Indian classical dance form that has captivated the minds and hearts of people all over the world. It is today a part of almost all Indian dance festivals and several international dance platforms as well. There are a handful of artists who have dedicated their entire life to take the legacy of […]Read More