Last week was sad for the dance community as they mourned the death of renowned Bharatanatyam dancer and guru, writer and research scholar Lakshmi Vishwanathan. She was 78, she had chest congestion and had been on medication, she complained of breathlessness in the morning and passed away suddenly, according to her sister and Carnatic vocalist […]Read More
We have had many dance critics who have given their opinions or even their final word on a dance show, dance presentation, manch pravesh or a performance of an artist. It is said that a dance critics words can make or break a career of a dancer. So the position is not an easy one […]Read More
Guru Vijay Shanker Guru Gajendra Panda’s Tridhara Dance Company organised the presentation of Padmavathi, solo dance ballet by renowned Bharatanatyam exponent Kalaimamani Bala Devi Chandrasekhar at Utkala Rangamancha in Bhubaneswar early this month. Padmavathi is the story of the temple dancer who was a devotee of Lord Jagannath and was an inspiration for Jayadeva’s immortal […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha She got the dance in her genes –both her parents, father Guru Chandi Singh and mother Serojini Devi, were well-known Manipur dancers. Even her grandparents – both maternal and paternal – were performers. Growing up amid such illustrious artistes, it was natural that Molina got swayed towards dance. “Belonging to a family […]Read More
Some dance for money, some dance for fame and then there are some are like Hong Sunmi who dance for the love of the art and dedicate their entire life to live their passion on and off the dance floor. A Korean dancer-choreographer, Sunmi is one of the most renowned and recognised faces in the […]Read More
This interview is very special to me, as I had a wonderful conversation with award winning Manipuri artist Prof Yaikhom Hemanta Kumar from Santiniketan. He is a teacher, a Pung player, a dancer, a choreographer, a writer of Manipuri dance style. He is currently working as a professor at the Sangit Bhavan Visva Bharti University, […]Read More
Recently dance lovers in Europe experienced a breathtaking production called Samsara by two dynamic artists Aakash Odedra from UK and Hu Shenyuan from China. Samsara, is inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, and traces the steps we take, both forward and backward, in search of our Higher Self. Drawing on thinking […]Read More
Team L&M Delhi-based Vedic, Indie, and Folk act VRR Sutra, led by singer, songwriter and composer Vinit Roop Rai is set to release their latest album Pruthvi at Drinking Safari Pitstop café in Gurgaon tomorrow, December 10. Pruthvi is a five-track masterpiece that explores the power and beauty of nature and its play on our […]Read More
If you are a fan of seeing dance on social media, you surely have seen New York based Internet dance sensation Jainil Mehta, 23, who took the world by storm with his ‘Men in Skirts’ movement. This movement #Meninskirts inspired millions emotionally as well as physically. Jainil who has roots in Mumbai, spoke with me […]Read More
Tijara is just under 100km from Delhi on way to Alwar but it is like 2,000 years away in time. Well, a crime novel, Tijara’s Mystery Codes, written by one of the most unusual storytellers, Hemma Myers Sood, has traced it imaginatively to 5,000 years ago, when the Pandavas no less, stayed here in Matsya […]Read More
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