Meenakshi Srinivasan performed verses from the Srimad Bhagavatam. Meenakshi Srinivasan opted for a soft opening to her thematic-rhythmic performance for the Dance for Dance Festival, organised by Kalavaahini, in association with Kartik Fine Arts. She began with âKrishna â Born as a Saviourâ, a verse from the Srimad Bhagavatam âAtha sarvaâ followed by a Swati…
Rama Vaidyanathan performing on the inaugural evening of The Music Academyâs 2025 dance festival | Photo Credit: S. R. Raghunathan The Music Academyâs dance festival began with a performance by Rama Vaidyanathan, who chose compositions that gave a feel of the Bharatanatyam margam.  Verses from Tirumoolarâs Thirumandiram were used for Swaroopa, the first composition that…
Shobhit Rameshâs sense of timing and confidence came through in his performance. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M The initial reaction when you see Kalavaahini Junior Scholarship awardee, Shobhit Ramesh issurprise. Though Shobhit is young, he has graceful, clean lines, a keen sense of timing, good finishes, and a confident stage presence. That Malavika Sarukkai chose…
Rithu Bharatam â the 26th edition of Natyangamâs annual dance festival â celebrated the beauty of Nature through dance. The six-day festival held recently, featured both established and young dancers who explored the six seasons by weaving together Kalidasaâs Rithu Samharam, Sangam literature and Ragamala paintings. The deep and exhaustive topics provided by the resource…
Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Jin Shanshum Eesha with her student, 13-year-old Lei Mu Zi, who presented her arangetram at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, in Mylapore. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran This dance recital was special as it transcended cultural and geographical boundaries. Chinese Bharatanatyam dancer Jin Shanshum Eeshaâs passion for the art made her travel to…
Ramli Bin Ibrahim | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nrityantar presents its 13th edition of its Odissi dance festival, Naman 2024. âOur effort is to bring together and showcase various styles and schools of Odissi dance and to pay tribute to the great gurus and pioneers for their invaluable contributions to this elegant art form,â says…
Sinam Singh Basu and Monica performing at Smriti Festival in Kalakshetra in Chennai | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH Moving away from the world Bharatnatyam to watch a Manipuri dance performance felt like a breath of fresh air. Sinam Singh Basu ,a Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar awardee and his wife Monica presented short compositions at Kathak Darpanâs Smriti…
Members of Swarathma have adopted a unique way of releasing each song from their new album separately. | Photo Credit: Courtesy:Swarathma Seldom do we come across a band that not only plays soulful music, but often stands up for important social issues too. Bengaluru-based folk/fusion band Swarathma fourth studio album, Raushan, talks about being in…
Mehdi and Nourddine Sliâs dance film Stork | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Manifest Dance Film Festival Should not the performing arts be primarily a joyful and positive experience, so that we strive to create an atmosphere of fun and inclusivity? Or should it be necessarily presented in a disciplined form/ template, as witnessed in our classical…
3-year-old Lei Muzi, the Chinese Bharatanatyam student, performs at the first ever Arangetram, in Beijing, China, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Lei Muzi, a 13-year-old school student scripted history when she performed Bharatanatyam “Arangetram” in China, a landmark in the journey of the ancient Indian dance form that is gaining popularity in…
