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People take part in a dance therapy session.

Dance therapy: An idea whose time has come

Tripura Kashyap's new book addresses the historical, theoretical, philosophical and practical considerations of...

20 Aug 2018 12:21 AM IST

Yvonne Rainers Chair-pillow.

Shades of contemporary dance

Contemporary danceâ€, as used generally, covers non-classical genres of performance art ranging from tacky to sublime.

7 Aug 2018 12:47 AM IST

Creating choreography: Continuity and change

Premieres of some of these choreographies will be showcased at the India Inter-national Centre, New Delhi on July 26th.

24 July 2018 12:07 AM IST

Carolina Prada from Columbia.

Looking back to move forward

Re-envisioning and introspecting is critical to understand the ever-evolving medium of Indian classical dance.

10 July 2018 1:51 AM IST

Every Rotary, Lions Club, and ladies groups need programs for their weekly meetings and would be open to a presentation explaining and then sharing classical dance.

To pay or not to pay for dance

I feel sorry for the dancers and their families who believe they are paying for more than stage practice in costume and...

26 Jun 2018 2:05 AM IST

The Gotipuas performed at religious festivals, social gatherings, occasionally in temple courtyards, and had considerable patronage up until the 19th century.

Connecting the dots between Chhau, Odissi & Gotipua dance

The neo-Vaisnavism of the Chaitanya era created the right environment for dance to become a vehicle of expression to...

12 Jun 2018 3:13 AM IST

Lighting up the lives of theatre directors and dancers

Lighting up the lives of theatre directors and dancers

Following the award ceremony, R.K. Dhingra presented his concept, light design and direction of Mehek-E-Tshq.

30 May 2018 4:55 AM IST

Different moods and moves of Hanya Holm

Hanya Holm: One of the Big Four' founders of American modern dance

The fact that Holm did not impose a personal movement vocabulary did not mean she did not demand full body control along...

16 May 2018 1:18 AM IST

Radha existed in texts before Jayadeva, but he is largely considered responsible for establishing her as a pre-eminent gopi

Geeta Govinda's pathway from earthly to divine love

The union of Radha and Krishna in Jayadev's Geeta Govinda uses sensuous love as a metaphor for the union of...

2 May 2018 1:58 AM IST

Claude Debussys symphonic poem Pr©lude lapr¨s-midi dun faune had already been inspired by Mallarmes poem...

A breathtaking reconstruction of The Afternoon of a Faun

We were privileged to enter a magical space where the iconic drawings and photographs of dance history came alive in a...

17 April 2018 1:02 AM IST

Sunil Kothari with Kapila Vatsayayan and Joesph Campbell in Honolulu.

Bridging the gap between artistes and the common man

Mulk Raj Anand was perhaps the most influential person in Sunil's development.

3 April 2018 12:56 AM IST

These photographs, like many others of his hundreds on generations of classical performing artistes, have been well used in documentaries such as one on Kumar Gandharva and Rita Gangulys on noted Ghazal singer Begum Akhtar.

Three incredible journeys

One great advantage of hearing an individual life story is the weaving in and out of the formative years of others whom...

20 March 2018 1:02 AM IST