Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Article - Dhananjayan uvaacha!

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(Inaugural keynote address by Bharatanatyam Guru V.P. Dhananjayan at the Natya Kala Conference on Dec 26, 2014 in Chennai) It gives me ...
Sunday, 28 December 2014

Base Notes by Shanta Serbjeet Singh - Reborn...a modern look at an ancient thought

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Deities who are in some way androgynous or intersex are common in mythologies worldwide due to the associated symbolism of creation and...
Monday, 15 December 2014

The Sunil Kothari Column - Konark Dance Festival 2014

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From 1st till 5th December, Konark wears a festive look. The road leading to Konark temple is ablaze with colourful lights, colourful u...
Thursday, 11 December 2014

Notions of “classical” in Bharatanatyam: a cultural operation of the classes - arguments of the cosmopolitan Margi and indigenous Desi, repertoires of the Nayak period - Dr. Swarnamalya Ganesh

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India’s greatest wealth, development and civilisation have been stirred by its political and cultural processes (Talbot, 2006). In turn, th...
Sunday, 7 December 2014

Article - Education in spiritual values through Bharatanatyam: Part III Recount of ‘Margam’ - Chandra Anand

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Margam is the codified formula of presentation that a Bharatanatyam artiste follows to display her/his art. It is given to understand tha...
Saturday, 29 November 2014

Sitara, Tara and Travels of Dance (Books) - Ashish Mohan Khokar

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Nov 25, 2014, the TV news channels first gave the news - Sitara Devi no more. It made national news because she was a firebrand, diehard...
Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Seen & Heard by Lakshmi Viswanathan - Talk the dance

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The following is an excerpt of my keynote address: At the outset, I decided to have an umbrella topic, which was TRADITION AND INNOVA...