Performing Arts
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Can Bharatanatyam tell painful stories of rape and migration? A dance company provides an answer
‘Agathi’ by Singapore’s Apsaras Arts Dance Company is an attempt to introduce difficult contemporary themes into an age-old idiom.
Malini Nair
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Three decades into her career, a Bharatanatyam dancer in Pakistan is still charting new courses
Tehreema Mitha’s stamina, energy and technical expertise are unmatched by any classical dancer in Pakistan.
Feriyal Amal Aslam
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Exit from auditorium: Why Indian dancers prefer performing in parks, basements and malls
Despite the tricky logistics, a surge of alternative performance spaces have opened up how performance can be made, presented and viewed.
Ranjana Dave
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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An Italian-born Odissi dancer on finding common ground between the East and the West
Is a universal dance beyond geography, languages, costumes, themes and denominations no more possible?
Ileana Citaristi
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‘Probe deeper into your art’: Chandralekha on the duty of the Indian classical dancer
In this archival article, the famed dancer-choreographer called for classical dance to open its arms wider to change.
Chandralekha
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In step with time: Male dancers are chipping away at the gender barrier in Bharatanatyam
This culture season in Chennai, it was the male Bharatanatyam dancer who made the most spectacular impact.
Malini Nair
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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The rediscovery of Chandralekha, the dancer who didn’t want a legacy
A decade after her death, India now appreciates her body of distinctive works.
Malini Nair
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A dance festival in Colombo celebrates the Shakti of the solo performer
Colombo Dance Platform’s festival presented a collection of remarkably diverse solo pieces by female artists.
Smriti Daniel