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With his all-American good looks, Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday aged 89 was the eternal “Sundance Kid”, a US screen legend both in front of and behind the camera. The tousled-haired heartthrob made his breakthrough alongside Paul Newman as the affable outlaw in the hippy Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969….
Public art on Shaikpet flyover in Hyderabad | Photo Credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR Busy junctions, bridges, quiet neighbourhoods and flyover walls across Hyderabad are turning into canvases for public art. From murals inspired by Nature and education to portraits of sports icons, everyday heroes and the city’s historic landmarks, there’s plenty to take in. These open-air…
The web series, Ayyana Mane, starring Khushee Ravi, Akshya Nayak and Manasi Sudheer is written and directed by Ramesh Indira. “I play an innocent girl, Jaaji, who marries Dushyantha (played by Akshya Nayak) to become part of the sprawling Ayyana Mane household,” says Khushee. “Jaaji values traditions, family values but is also curious and starts…
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….
Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor at the Lilavati Hospital where actor Saif Ali Khan was admitted after he was injured in an attack by an intruder with a knife, in Mumbai | Photo Credit: PTI Saif Ali Khan’s wife and actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has informed the police that the intruder who entered their house in…
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’,…
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…
