Malavika Sarukkai seemed to have paved a way back into the world by being a student of dance, again. The Padma Shri awardee completed 50 glorious years in dance. Her new solo performance, Anubandh – Connectedness, is a call for hope. The artiste implored her audiences to navigate sorrow and solace through their primordial ties […]Read More
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Bala in Ashish Mohan Khokar Collection@IGNCA, Oct 20-26 Team L&M Habitat World next shows the sixth archival film in the ongoing virtual series, on the legendary Bharatanatyam dancer Balasaraswati (May13, 1918 – February 9, 1984). She hailed from the most qualified lineage of Veena Dhannamal, a prominent devadasi family of hereditary artistes. Her guru Kandappa […]Read More
In India, there are a number of privately run dance schools and institutions that teach various Indian classical dances. Some of these schools are run by renowned classical dancers but one institution that is class apart and has a made a name for itself all over the world is Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya with its […]Read More
On the eve of World Dance Day, renowned Bharatanatyam dancer Geeta Chandran says very few people go to enjoy the ananda or rasa of a dance performance these days Over the past six or seven decades, in India, despite the best efforts of various organisations – government and others – the audiences for classical arts […]Read More