FB route for the Epic
Deekshitula Subrahmanyam, a scribe, attempts Ramayana on Facebook targeting young readers.
View ArticleSivaranjani shows her mettle
US-based vocalist S. Sivaranjani’s concert reflected the artiste’s command over grammar.
View ArticleVasireddy Kanakadurga: Sojourn in solo dance
Vasireddy Kanakadurga effortlessly barged into the male bastion to become the first female Kuchipudi dancer to perform on stage.
View ArticleIn honour of scholarship
Vedic scholar Malladi Chandrasekhara Sastry felicitated in Visakhapatnam.
View ArticleThe activist behind the music
The annual Thyagaraja Aradhana, that was held yesterday, took its present form because of the efforts of this radical woman
View ArticlePutting the dance before self
Watching so much of the geometry of the dance form accentuated by lithe movements of young dancers, it was a different experience to see the performance of a senior artist where the technique was s...
View ArticleA Mudgal to watch out for
Blue-blooded, where lineage is concerned, is what Arushi Mudgal proves in every aspect, writes Rupa Srikanth
View ArticleIn the spotlight
Bharatanatyam dancer Apoorva Jayaraman may call herself a student, and while she is a student of eminent dancer Priyadarsini Govind, and has trained under Ratna Supriya Sridharan and Padmini Ravi in...
View ArticleBoth dance and music delight
The sizeable audience present at the Bharatanatyam performance of Anjali Narayanan was indicative of the young dancer’s talent. The orchestral support led by guru Jayanthi Subramaniam on nattuvang...
View ArticleClear lines and angles
Pavitra Bhat in a red dhoti and angavastram made a strong impact, establishing the aesthetics and the physicality of the art, dancing an alarippu after an invocatory melaprapti. Clarity and geometry...
View ArticleAn adept disciple
Bangalore-based Bharatanatyam dancer Kirti Ramgopal received her foundational training from Padmini Ramachandran while Priyardarsini Govind taught her the nuances of abhinaya. All this came through i...
View ArticleRemembering Ariyakudi
Vidwan Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar was responsible for setting up, what is now called the concert paddathi. According to those who have heard him in person, he always sang for the crowd satisfying b...
View ArticleDefined by grace
Here’s to the future generation of dancers – bright, passionate and raring to go… Jyotsna Jagannathan, former disciple of A. Lakshmanaswamy, currently under the mentorship of Malavika Sarukkai and ...
View ArticleA little flute therapy
Through the tiny wind instrument, Vijayagopal created the scent of rain, the fragrance of flowers and the rippling of water in the pond. Listening to his imaginative raga elucidation and inspired ...
View ArticleAdieu to a true nada upasaka
R. Srinivasan nurtured both Nadopasana and the cause of music in its many aspects
View ArticleRoom: Inside Out
Room is a superbly made drama about the bleakness that accompanies the loss of childhood
View ArticleThe designs behind dance
The Natya Darshan seminar this year focussed on the crucial elements of costume and music, writes Lalithaa Krishnan
View ArticleThe bond beautiful
Real life couple Srikanth and Ashwathi showed what perfect partners they are on stage, writes Charukesi
View ArticleDancing by the bay
Chitra Swaminathan visits Mamallapuram and finds the annual Indian Dance Festival sparkling in the glorious Pallava backdrop
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