When we watch a Bharatanatyam performance today, do we ever question its relevance? Generations of dancers have enacted ...

Princess Fodeke reviews student dance group Kalaa’s first performance at the Class of 1970 Theatre in Whitman.

Last year, seven transwomen made history at the Ernakulam Siva Temple with their arangettam performance of Bharatanatyam. It ...

It’s that time of the year when the capital basks in the ethereal beauty of classical dances. February has come with two such celebrations, first the Chilanka f ...

The final hour is dedicated to learning; we covered the Alarippu (“flowering bud”), an introductory dance piece, as well as a ...

Music and dance are universal languages. Bharatanatyam is my language ... their own life experiences with each piece I bring on stage. And I also hope they allow themselves to experience the ...

Divya Hoskere is a young Bharatanatyam dancer and academician. A disciple of P. Praveen Kumar, she is a PhD scholar at the School of Humanities at NIAS. Her broad area of research includes the study ...

Shreya Mohan, 13, of Prior Lake, has been dancing since she was 3 or 4 years old. When she tells people she dances, however, they’re usually thinking of leotards. They’re not thinking ...

The week-long Nishagandhi Dance Festival, one of India’s iconic classical dance carnivals organised by Kerala Tourism, will get off to a colourful start at the verdant Kanakakkunnu Palace grounds on ...