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Kalyani Menon Harikrishnan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement During the incipient stages of its revival in Kerala Kalamandalam in the 1930s, Mohiniyattam anchored mainly on padams of Swati Tirunal, the maharaja who was instrumental in the resurgence of the dance form. While most of the padams had vipralambha sringaram as their leitmotif, Mohiniyattam began to…
Bharatanatyam exponent C.V. Chandrasekhar. | Photo Credit: S. R. RAGHUNATHAN Academician, dancer, musician, choreographer and mentor — C.V. Chandrasekhar (fondly referred to as CVC or Chandru anna) handled them all in a way uniquely his own. He was an artiste whom the entire dance fraternity looked up to in reverence. When it came to art practice,…
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Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurthy died at the Apollo hospital in New Delhi on August 3. She was 83. “She was suffering from age-related issues and was in the ICU for the last seven months,” Ms. Krishnamurthy’s manager and secretary Ganesh told PTI. Yamini Krishnamurthy (1940-2024) A file picture of dancer Yamini Krishnamurthy with…
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…
13-year-old Lei Muzi, the Chinese Bharatanatyam student, performs at the first ever Arangetram, in Beijing, China on August 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Lei Muzi, a 13-year-old school student scripted history when she performed Bharatanatyam “Arangetram” in China, a landmark in the journey of the ancient Indian dance form that is gaining popularity in…
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…
Swarnamalya Ganesh | Photo Credit: File photo Dancer and actor Swarnamalya Ganesh speaks about the qualities of Chennai that she loves the most. Wherever you go to, whichever part of the world you go to, I love that familiar feeling you get when you return home. I remember, once I was away from the country…
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Methil Devika | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On a warm Sunday night in the summer of 2016, the full house at the St. George Parish Hall in Kalady, near Kochi, was treated to a remarkable theatre production. The play Naga, directed by Suveeran, was an adaptation of Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala. The surprise package of the night…
