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Anitha Guha’s ‘Parishvanga Pattabhishekam’ highlighted the enduring appeal of the epic
The thematic production had episodes from Bala, Ayodhya and Aranya Kandams
How culture festivals organised at forts and palaces help in heritage conversation
April 18 is World Heritage Day and we look at the way culture departments, festival curators and heritage conservationists are drawing up innovative ideas to keep the curiosity about the past alive.
The Articulate Festival showed how poetry finds diverse interpretations in dance
Ashimbandhu Bhattacharjee, Deepak Majumdar and Aruna Mohanty performed at the sixth edition of the festival held recently in Bengaluru
Yadavan Chandran’s ‘Meanwhile Elsewhere’ turns the stage into a picture of realism
Based on Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities, Yadavan Chandran’s ‘Meanwhile Elsewhere’ offers a chance to understand life’s calmness, complexity and confusion; Mallika Sarabhai as Marco Polo leads the process.
Shuttling gracefully between passion and profession
Bengaluru-based Bharatanatyam dancer, Navyashree B.N., celebrates her silver jubilee in pursuing the art with an evening of dance called ‘Natya Ranjini Mala’ on April 26
Why Dancers Are Prone to Impostor Syndrome
Jenn Edwards has crafted a multifaceted career: She performs with Le Patin Libre, a contemporary skating company, dances, teaches, and choreographs for gymnasts and dancers, and plays in a band. Though her breadth of work is impressive, she’s also struggled with periods of self-doubt, questioning whether she truly belonged in any of her chosen fields. “Because I’ve hopped around to different disciplines a lot, I sometimes felt like I wasn’t an expert at any one of those things—I was just sort of a fraud at all of them,” she says. Edwards’ experiences are indicative of impostor syndrome. While the intense […]
Dancer Srividya Angara’s ‘Manomanthana’ celebrates Tyagaraja’s compositions and genius
The Kuchipudi dancer talks about the emotions and the angst in the great writer-singer-composer’s works
Here Are the Winners of the 2025 NDA College Nationals
Over the weekend, college dance teams from around the country gathered in Daytona, FL, to attend the National Dance Association’s 2025 College National Championships. And this year, for the first time, division winners competed in a showdown for the title of Grand Champion in each style. Teams competed in five divisions (1, 1A, II, III, and Junior College) and four dance categories (Team Performance, Jazz, Pom, and Hip Hop). Here are the dance results: Grand Champions Team PerformanceSam Houston State University JazzWeber State University PomIowa State University Hip HopAlma College Division 1 Team Performance1. Northeastern University2. Idaho State University3. Eastern […]
Irene Rodríguez Treats Dance Students Like Musicians-in-Training
Before flamenco dancer Irene Rodríguez ever learned to dance, she learned to make music. Specifically, she studied piano, going to a professional school for the instrument in her native Cuba, where she excelled (partially thanks to large hands, she admits). “But as soon as I met dance, I really started wanting more hours of dance lessons than music lessons.” Rodríguez ended up studying at the school of the Ballet Español de Cuba and eventually became a principal dancer of Spanish dance and flamenco at Ballet Español de Cuba and the renowned Ballet Nacional de Cuba, in addition to founding her […]