Performing Arts

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
· Jan 04, 2018 · 03:30 pm
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
· Dec 24, 2017 · 11:30 am
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
· Nov 21, 2017 · 11:30 am

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
· Nov 12, 2017 · 11:30 am
‘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
· Oct 29, 2017 · 11:30 am
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
· Jan 14, 2017 · 11:30 am

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