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Bharatanatyam dancer Divya Hoskere showcases a rare sensitivity to emotions in the songs
The young Bharatanatyam dancer and academician was in control always and confident and energetic.
How We Move Offers a New Kind of Intensive Designed for Disabled and Multiply Marginalized Artists
In recent years, the dance world has grown and changed “in really cool ways,” says India Harville, the founder and executive director of disability justice performing arts organization Embraced Body. “We’re seeing more BIPOC dancers, and fat dancers, and queer dancers, and Disabled dancers.” What’s still missing, according to Harville, is the acknowledgment that many artists, like herself, exist across several of these identities at once. “A lot of times, you’ll be in one space designed for disabled bodies that won’t have awareness around race,” she says. “Or you’ll be in a space that’s queer-friendly but doesn’t have a politic […]
When dance meets destiny
Dancer Vyshnavie Sainath Prabhu will present ‘Manas Strotah – myriad emotions’, a Bharatanatyam recital to create awareness of cancer and raise funds for the terminally-ill at Karunashraya
Why I Charge One Hourly Teaching Rate
We all know the saying “Time is money.” Throughout my career as an educator, my services have expanded from sharing knowledge at the front of the studio to include choreographer, coach, administrator, and more. In the past, I charged different rates for these activities based on factors that felt somewhat random. Though, as I have become more established and gained confidence in my overall value, I have taken a more radical approach by charging the same rate for most services I offer. Performing a range of work activities beyond studio teaching is not exclusive to me. In fact, for most, […]
Real-Deal Advice on Convention Scholarships
Many competitive dancers are eager to land coveted convention scholarships. But why are these awards so sought-after? How can dancers increase their odds of winning them—and who might they not be right for? The Scholarship Advantage One of the largest benefits to convention scholarships is perhaps the most obvious: financial relief. Attending conventions can be expensive—for some dancers, prohibitively so. Scholarships typically allow awardees to attend many or all of a convention’s events for free. Beyond financial assistance, one of the biggest benefits to convention scholarships is mentorship—especially for those who win grand prizes and tour with organizations year-round as […]
Fifty years of the Kuchipudi flag
The flag symbolises the celebration of the dance tradition that has its origins in Kuchipudi village in Andhra Pradesh.
Divya Goswami brings alive the Sohni-Mahiwal love story through Kathak
Backed by beautiful music, lighting and narration, Divya Goswami conveyed the true meaning of Kathak as a form of storytelling.
Sathvika Ranganathan revels in the beauty of the Bharatantayam margam
The young dancer, who performed recently in Chennai, is a student of Uma Sathyanarayanan
Celebrating Donald McKayle: His Choreography Shed Light On Social Injustice
Choreographer, dancer, and teacher Donald McKayle established a strong foothold for dancers of color by creating work that commented on social injustices, challenged racial norms, and conveyed the Black experience. As a member of the politically active dance collective New Dance Group in the late 1940s, he developed an emotionally rich choreographic style inspired by several dance techniques. Over the span of his six-decade career, he choreographed more than 90 works. Born in New York City in 1930, McKayle was introduced to dance as a teenager via a school dance club. After seeing Afro-Caribbean choreographer Pearl Primus perform at a […]