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Classical dance

  • Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’

    Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’

    Scroll Staff
    · May 20, 2024 · 02:16 pm
  • Watch: Kathak dancers give unique spin to viral dance challenges, flaunting their intricate footwork

    Watch: Kathak dancers give unique spin to viral dance challenges, flaunting their intricate footwork

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 06, 2023 · 10:34 am
  • Watch: Singer Sunidhi Chauhan’s Kathak recital to her song ‘Voh Tere Mere Ishq Ka’ from ‘Jubilee’

    Watch: Singer Sunidhi Chauhan’s Kathak recital to her song ‘Voh Tere Mere Ishq Ka’ from ‘Jubilee’

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 29, 2023 · 02:45 pm
  • Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world

    Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world

    Nrithya Pillai
    · Mar 29, 2023 · 06:30 am
  • Opinion: To truly democratise Indian art and culture, the ‘classical’ must be declared dead

    Opinion: To truly democratise Indian art and culture, the ‘classical’ must be declared dead

    Brahma Prakash
    · Mar 19, 2023 · 09:00 am
  • Dance historian and critic Sunil Kothari dies of cardiac arrest

    Dance historian and critic Sunil Kothari dies of cardiac arrest

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 27, 2020 · 12:41 pm
  • By performing Bharatanatyam in Delhi’s streets, these women reclaim the dance form – and the city

    By performing Bharatanatyam in Delhi’s streets, these women reclaim the dance form – and the city

    Archana Nathan
    · Jan 24, 2018 · 11:30 am
  • Exit from auditorium: Why Indian dancers prefer performing in parks, basements and malls

    Exit from auditorium: Why Indian dancers prefer performing in parks, basements and malls

    Ranjana Dave
    · Nov 21, 2017 · 11:30 am