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...
When I contemplate as a woman and a dancer, I find Devi as a concept , very often not explored to its true meaning or essence. She is either fierce , or angry, or beautiful etc. Constantly jumping about various emotions. What I find it difficult to grasp, is that...
Chapter 1 Rudrapatna - Karnataka’s green and music belt Ranjani Govind Photos by Rudrapatnam S. Ramakanth This is the land of Cauvery, the river flowing in a copious stream, melodious in its rhythm, the waves gently sluicing on to the lush green shores, the...
Bhava, Raga and Tala, which embodies the supreme art of Bharatnatyam fascinated Shreema Upadhyaya at a tender age and motivated her to learn the artform. Following her passion with dedication and sincerity, she has blossomed under the nurturing guidance of her Guru...
NiviPadhy CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, TIKKL.COM – ONLINE STREAMING PLATFORM BASED OUT OF CALIFORNIA, USA In a world that is still reeling and recovering from the Covid pandemic, one cannot deny the speed with which a particular force acted upon global populations across...
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...
