Odissi dance Guru Mayadhar Raut. File. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Renowned Odissi dancer Mayadhar Raut (92) died on Saturday (February 22, 2025) at his Delhi home, his son Manoj Raut said. “He had breakfast this morning, surrounded by his grandchildren and the rest of the family. He wasn’t experiencing any illnesses and passed away…
January Low presents âPendingâ at Medai in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Mithun Pai January Lowâs performance began in stillness. The absence of music was as striking as the lack of elaborate makeup or ornamentation. Movements being listed in the audio track were being matched with dance poses but the performance established from the beginning a…
On Valentineâs Day, four classical dancers â Navia Natarajan, N. Srikanth, Divya Devaguptapu and Amrita Lahiri write about how they have explored and interpreted Sringara Rasa, the expression of love Mood and metaphor Navia Natarajan |Â Bharatanatyam dancer âHer lips are fresh red buds, Her arms are tendrils, Impatient youth is poised To blossom in her…
Kuchipudi Natyapathaka | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sometime in 1954, Vedantam Parvateesam designed a flag for the dance form of Kuchipudi. It featured a sugarcane stalk and a pink flag with the pattern of a decorated braid. Last December, to commemorate 50 years of the Kuchipudi flag, hereditary Kuchipudi guru and founder of Kuchipudi Heritage…
Meera Sreenarayanan performing at The Music Academy | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The understanding between a singer and a dancer, where both respond and resonate to each otherâs manodharma, results in a performance high on aesthetics. Meera Sreenarayananâs recital at The Music Academyâs dance festival was one such. From the first piece, the viruttam addressed…
Manasa Sriram. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan Manasa Sriram, a disciple of Mahalakshmi Ashwin, began her recital at the Pongal Dance Festival 2025 with the invocatory hymn from the Thirumanthiram, âAinthu karathanaiâ, in praise of Ganesha. She then moved to a Ganesha Alarippu set to Tisra Nadai Adi tala, showcasing the essence of Bharatanatyamâs rhythmic…
Kiran Prakash. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When a dancer with a background in vocal music and the veena takes the stage, it results in a unique confluence of art forms. Kiran Prakash, a disciple of Hema and Krithika Rajagopalan, presented a Bharatanatyam recital for Anusham Arts Academy. Kiran began with âShankara shrigiriâ, on Shiva,…
Pavitra Krishna Bhat | Photo Credit: S. R. Raghunathan An aesthetic space, a soulful orchestral team and a receptive audience â young male dancer Pavitra Krishna Bhat was fortunate to have all these for his performance as a part of Kalakshetraâs 71st annual art festival. Pavitra is under the tutelage of Nithyakalyani Vaidyanathan. He chose…
Neena Prasad commenced her Mohiniyattam performance with a khanda gati khanda jaathi matya tala Cholkettu. | Photo Credit: Courtesy: THE MUSIC ACADEMY Neena Prasadâs performance was comprehensive, giving a wholesome feel of the dance style. Unhurried music, graceful dips, unobtrusive rhythm and stylised abhinaya are Mohiniyattamâs hallmark. Rhythmic complexities are usually not a feature of…
Shivamohanam troupe led by Jaikishore Mosalikanti performing at The Music Academy | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani The time and effort rasikas devote to watch a performance become worth it when the performance lives up to their expectation. It was one such experience of aesthetic delight that one got, while WwWatching the group presentation â Triyambaam…
