SEVENS: Interview with Nina Rajarani
SEVENS, a new triple bill by Srishti, begins its nationwide tour this month.
For the dogs, the foxes, and the cats.
nāi nari pōnaikkum dhān
Indha yeri kuLam kōda sonthamadi
'This lake and pond belong to even the dogs, the foxes, and the cats.'
On Unlearning
As a dancer, I grew up following the vision of the Temple of Fine Arts, the institution where I trained. Their mission, ‘Art, just for the love of it’ can at once be a straight-forward pursuit, as well as take one on a spiral.
Secular Themes in Bharatanatyam: Ideas for an Inclusive Future – Part I
Sangam, the earliest known literature from South India, provides an abundance of secular themes for the bharatanatyam dancer.
Pleasure and Pain – Dancing in the Outdoors
Bharatanatyam dancer and Peak District National Park Ranger Chamu Kuppuswamy tells us of how she is combining her twin passions.
Photos: Credit: Simon Richardson | Location: Michael's Folly, Hertford
Dance and Society: Beauty and the myth of the ‘real’ bharatanatyam
Image: Simon Richardson
Dance and Society
In the third of our articles in this series, Sammitha Sreevathsa raises the question of who defines our ideas of beauty.