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How Indian dancers lent a distinct touch to ‘Cartes Blanches’, an international dance production

From ‘Cartes Blanches’ staged at Prestige Srihari Khoday Centre for Performing Arts in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Arun Nag Cartes Blanches means ‘complete freedom’ or ‘a blank card.” While blankness gives reign to choice, factors like the card’s size and texture, inevitably shape it. This play of freedom with restriction seemed to define ‘Cartes Blanches’,…

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How artiste couple Indira and Ramprasad lent a distinct touch to Natyarangam’s Parampara series

Indira Kadambi’s perfromance was marked by high energy and clarity of movements during theermanams. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M The relationship between the two main facets of Bharatanatyam — sangeetham and natyam — and the possibilities that can emerge from it form the core idea behind the series ‘Parampara’, an initiative by the Nrithyopasana Trust…

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