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Yamini Krishnamurthy’s performances sparkled with energy. | Photo Credit: File photo Renowned classical dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy passed away on August 3 after a prolonged illness. She was 83. Her mortal remains will be kept at her dance school, Nritya Kaustubha, in Hauz Khas in Delhi on August 4 for her students and admirers to pay…
Rama with her guru Yamini Krishnamurthy | Photo Credit: Courtesy: Rama Vaidyanathan Yamini Krishnamurthy, the diva of Indian classical dance passed away recently. It was difficult to see the body that moved with the grace of a gazelle lying still. Truly an icon, her presence on and off the stage was magical. She personified Sringara…
Anuradha Venkataraman | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In 2016, a haunting headline in The Hindu, ‘Landless families have no place to bury their dead,’ jolted Anuradha Venkataraman. The article detailed the plight of landless families, especially Dalits, in Shivamogga district, Karnataka, who were forced to bury their loved ones on riverbanks, only to have the…
Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Jin Shanshan Eesha with her student, 13-year-old Lei Mu Zi, who presented her arangetram at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, in Mylapore. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran This dance recital was special as it transcended cultural and geographical boundaries. Chinese Bharatanatyam dancer Jin Shanshan Eesha’s passion for the art made her travel to…
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No. 10, Sri Labdi Colony in Chennai is bustling with activity as preparations are on for the celebration of Samanvay – 50 years of the Chidambaram Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA). It is the elegant home of Bharatanatyam exponent, guru and arts administrator Chitra Visweswaran, who steps into her 75th year on October 12. It…
Aryamba Sriram chose sowkhyam over speed to add beauty to her performance. | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani It was rather unusual to begin a performance with ‘Amba neelambari’, a composition by Ponniah Pillai in raga Nilambari, instead of an alarippu and a mallari. Aryamba Sriram began her performance for The Music Academy HCL concerts with this…
Praveen Kumar and Chitkala Ensemble presenting ‘Tyagaraja hrt sadana’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It is nice to see dancers also exploring the emotions in Tygaraja’s compositions. One such attempt was Praveen Kumar’s ‘Tyagaraja hrt sadana’. Presented by his Bengaluru-based Chitkala School of Dance, it was an offering to Rama through the saint-poet’s kritis. Conceived…
Bharatanatyam as a dance form in the post-revival years was popularised greatly by someone so famous that many parents named their daughters after her. She inspired girls from middle-class families to take up the dance form at a time when women from non-hereditary caste locations were discouraged to do so. Described as the ‘Queen…
Lalitha Anand (right), with her guru Vyshnavie Sainath, prepping for the big day. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Lalitha Anand, wife of Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand, is set to make her Bharatanatyam arangetram at 57. Her performance at Ravindra Bharati here on December 8, will be presented by Vyshnavie Natya Centre. A scholar with…
