A fleeting glimpse on Doordarshan as we channel surf is the most Bharatnatyam many of us see. Limited exposure leads to generalisations about this 3,000-year-old devotional dance form. A shame, really ...

HOUSTON, TX -- While other families may be spending their Friday evenings recuperating from work or school, Houston resident Vanessa Ramirez, her mother Dalila and several friends sit at the dining ...

The beautiful Odissi Guru’s gracious smile is the sweetest reward for her disciples. She prefers to be addressed as “Maa” (mother) instead of “Guru Maa”. Abhinaya is her power, and humility her jewel.

Colleen Barnes, Melissa Ogden Castro and Melanie Zivic pose and dance for promotional photos. The trio is composed of former and current members of the Latin dance section of Living Legends. (Courtesy ...

Bhakti has been the central theme of several Bharatanatyam presentations, yet it is rare to see a performer’s story unfold through this lens. In ‘Samagama Leela’, the recent production by dancer, ...

It was a pleasant evening at Kalabharati Visakhapatnam where the pervasive kinetic splendour of Bharatanatyam permeated all around as Bangalore-based young dancers Kirthana Devarakonda and Nrithya ...

CHENNAI:While a setup of the Kapaleeswarar temple, with birds nesting on it presented a serene sight, the dance performances — devotional pieces dedicated to the god — added to the atmosphere of peace ...

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Dhaka organised an Odissi performance by an ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) sponsored seven member troupe led by Monalisa Ghosh at ...