Team L&M The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) hosted a grand event marking the centenary year of Prof. Mohan Khokar, a pioneer of Indian dance history and an eminent dance scholar. On this occasion, renowned dance gurus from India and abroad, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan awardees, Sangeet Natak Akademi […]Read More
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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
Today, I am going to make you meet an extremely talented young dancer from Bangladesh who, with his extraordinary dancing skills, creative mind and innovative ideas, has taken his country by storm. Every corporate show, launch, wedding, event, etc has him swinging and twirling on stage. In a short span of about five years, Mofassal […]Read More
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
It was around a decade ago that Sufi Kathak exponent Manjari Chaturvedi decided to challenge the perception of tawaifs (courtesans). She believes these women were extraordinary singers, dancers, and poets. To bring their stories and artistic legacy back to life, she presents the show Uff Malka Jaan & the Velvet Courtesans at Showsaa, Kingdom of […]Read More