An Interview with Anjana Ramesh -Kavya Kasinathan Bhava, Raga and Tala, which embodies the supreme art of Bharatnatyam fascinated Anjana Ramesh at a tender age and motivated her to learn the artform. Having undergone extensive training in the artforms of...
SONG AND STORY is a series of articles that stitches pieces of fiction writing with songs that have popularly been a part of dance repertoires. Born out of an exploration under the UNBOXED series, these articles aim at providing parallel, contra-indicative or...
Recipient of the Ananya Puraskara for 2022, Kalasinchana is honoured to interview Vani Ganapathy, performer, teacher and artiste par excellence. With a journey spanning several art-filled decades, Vani offers us a glimpse into the making of the artiste and the...
In the making of Charumathi -Srividya Angara Sinha The staging of a dance production is a complex and multi-layered process, from ideation, to execution. What one sees on stage is a final version that the dancer presents, or perhaps the first of many final versions...
Bharatanatyam is one of the oldest surviving classical dance forms of India. From the heavens to temples, from temples to courts and from the courts to sabhas, Bharatanatyam has evolved differently at each stage. From being known as the ‘Sadir’, ‘Chinna Melam’ and...
