Towards a British Natyam -Magdalen Gorringe
Towards a British Natyam
Magdalen Gorringe
Published by Berghahn, 2025
Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta
SEVENS and Kattam Katti tour India
Image: Kattam Katti (above) SEVENS (below) from Instagram company publicity
As the performance season in the UK directs us towards pantos and Christmas carols, South Asian dancers have been looking to new frontiers.
Rachel Perris- exponent of Gaudiya Nritya
‘When dancing, I feel connected to the Supreme power-the stage is my mandir’
Dancing to a new tune- Arushi Mudgal in Kamala
This Mini-Series examines the connection between new musical compositions and how these elicit new ways of moving, which may or may not be outside the strict classical form.
The Great Indian Musical – Civilization to Nation
The Great Indian Musical – Civilization to Nation
Written and directed by Feroz Abbas Khan
Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre
Mumbai
2 October 2023
Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta
Bijayini Satpathy – Odissi Master in her Prime
Bijayani Satpathy has the reputation of being the most revered odissi dancer in the world.
Choogh, Choogh
Choogh, Choogh
Beeja
Imagine Festival
Southbank Centre, London
11 February 2023
Review and photo by Sanjeevini Dutta
Insta Stars – Saloni Saraf
A new series that focuses on dancers who have built large followings on Instagram.
#Akademi Chronicles – what can we learn?
Urged by the creator Shivaangee Agrawal to take some time to explore the Akademi Archives (a Heritage Lottery funded project), I grudgingly accepted the nudge. Once I began, I was hooked.