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Jyotsna Vaidee chose a rare Tevaram to depict Shiva’s form and his attributes. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Beginning with a pushpanjali, Jyotsna Vaidee moved on to Subbaraya Sastri’s ‘Janani Ninnuvina’ for her performance at Krishna Gana Sabha. This composition extolling the goddess as a creator, was interpreted by the dancer by bringing into it…
Guitar Prasanna | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chennai may be hailed as the Mecca of Carnatic Music but it is rare to hear ‘Mahaganapatim’ and Pink Floyd’s ‘Money’ in the same concert. However, ‘guitar’ Prasanna is known to take his audience on a musical exploration whenever he performs. At his recent presentation at Medai titled…
A still from ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Christopher McQuarrie, director of the upcoming Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, has shared details of an intense audience reaction during an early screening of the film. In an interview with Empire, McQuarrie recalled a moment where a viewer described the experience as physically overwhelming. “Someone…
T.M. Krishna receiving the Sangita Kalanidhi from David Shulman, Chair, Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic Studies during the sadas at Music Academy in Chennai. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN The tremendous response and participation of the audience in the music concerts and morning conferences contributed to the success of the December music season of the…
A still from ‘Kraven the Hunter’ A long, icy road is the first shot of Kraven the Hunter, the sixth film in the infamous Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU). Given how all the other films, except the Venom movies, turned out to be fiascos, the very first shot of Kraven felt like a metaphor for the…
‘Ekadasa Vishnum’ was a celebration of the 11 Tirunangur Divya Desams. | Photo Credit: M. Srinath It is an annual ritual for Asha Krishnakumar. Year after year, she chooses a Vaishnavite theme and after extensive research translates it into a full-fledged multimedia natya nadakam. Choosing 11 Vishnu temples referred to as Tirunangur Divya Desams, which…
Sinam Singh Basu and Monica performing at Smriti Festival in Kalakshetra in Chennai | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH Moving away from the world of Bharatnatyam to watch a Manipuri dance performance felt like a breath of fresh air. Sinam Singh Basu, a Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar awardee, and his wife Monica presented short compositions at Kathak Darpan’s…
From Rajadhiraaj | Photo Credit: Courtesy: NMACC The curtain may have come down on Rajadhiraaj:Love Life Leela, but the experience lingers. The musical was as opulently conceived as the venue — Grand Theatre at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai. The 2,000 seats across three levels and the 18 exclusive boxes were packed…
