November 7, 2025

contemporary

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For the first time, five of India’s most influential art galleries collaborate in Chennai for Contemporary now

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At Chennai’s Lalit Kala Akademi, Contemporary Now brings a significant moment: the city known for its deep-rooted classical tradition is now host to a powerful showcase of contemporary art. The exhibition brings together five of India’s most influential galleries — Chemould Prescott Road, Vadehra Art Gallery, Chatterjee & Lal, Experimenter, and Ashvita’s, featuring thirty-seven artists…

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Yakshagana artistes and their battle between the contemporary and classic

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From the coastal villages of Karnataka to international borders, the traditional dance-drama art form Yakshagana, has traversed and evolved over the decades, with changes in its elaborate costumes, headgear, stage structure and even the themes of its performances. Mainly practiced in Udupi, Shivamogga and Chikkamagalurur in Karnataka, and Kasargod in Kerala, Yakshagana combines dance, music, and…

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Kerala Lalithakala Akademi’s Contemporary Solo Art Exhibition Project showcase of three artists’ works

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Sajeesh Pallikkara’s surreal works push the boundaries of imagination Sajeesh Pallikkara’s works are not for the casual viewer. The paintings, large mosaics of seemingly disconnected images, demand your undivided attention. Both in charcoal and colour, the paintings are extraordinarily detailed. Sajeesh finds it difficult to put a finger on his creative process. “It is a…

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Contemporary dancer, Shruti Maria Datar’s ‘C. Tactile’ is all about the power of touch

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A contemporary dance performance C. Tactile will be presented in Bengaluru. Conceptualised and choreographed by Shruti Maria Datar, a bombay-based independent artist, the performance aims to explore what it means to embody a female identity in a world where the male gaze shapes perceptions, Shruti says over the phone from Mumbai amidst her dance rehearsals….

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A space in Kolkata where contemporary dance works find their true meaning

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Padmini Chettur’s ‘Stilling’ staged as part of ‘Holding Space’ at Alipore Museum Since 2018, the Pickle Factory Dance Foundation has been a ‘holding space’ for the “practice, discourse and presentation of dance and movement work” within unusual spaces in Kolkata. In their just-concluded fifth season,  they invited audiences to join them in ‘holding space’ for…

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Director Vishnu Varadhan on ‘Nesippaya’, returning to Tamil cinema and writing a contemporary love story

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A still from ‘Nesippaya’ and director Vishnu Varadhan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement and Thamodharan B After making a stellar debut in Bollywood with Shershaah (2021), filmmaker Vishnu Varadhan is back on his home turf. With his last Tamil outing Yatchan coming out in 2015, his upcoming film Nesippaya will mark his return to Tamil cinema…

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