Dhit Dhit Tree: Watching Dance and Forest Bathing
Why an Indian classical dance concert is like forest bathing By Durga Tilak Dancer Featured: Chamu KuppuswamyImage credit: Simon Richardson Every now and then, I get asked a question:“I am…
Quiet Audacity: Inside Ami Jayakrishnan’s Work to Build a Fairer, Sustainable Bharatanatyam Community
Through London Adavu and London Margazhi, the ex-management consultant turned full-time performing artist builds spaces where tradition meets bold reinvention. Guided by what she calls her “triangular compass” Ami embodies…
Lessons from My Mothers
Lessons from My MothersSonali SkandanGibney Theater, New York7 and 8 November 2025 Reviewed By: Gouri Veerubhotla Lessons from My Mothers, presented by Jiva Performing Arts that premiered at The…
Supriya Nagarajan – singer, composer, synesthete.
New ideas and aesthetics inspire Supriya Nagarajan, classically-trained Carnatic vocalist, erstwhile bank manager, and founder of the Yorkshire-based arts organisation Mansamitra. Sanjeevini Dutta took the opportunity to find out more…
Echoes of the Ordinary – An Interview in New York City with Dr. Manu S Pillai
Alita Maria Stephen for Line & Verse The sound came from the fields. A woman’s name, called out loudly and without reverence. Kalyani paused. It was her own name she…
Jiva Parthipan- Celebration of a Life
By Magdalen Gorringe It’s the opening night of the ‘Al Quaeda State Ballet’. A dancer in a hijab traverses the stage with a number of mock arabesques and pirouettes. At…
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty- Student’s Perspective
Vocalist Ranjana Ghatak and sitar and vocal artist Debipriya Sircar speak to Pulse about their experiences of learning under the master. Vocalist Ranjana Ghatak has been quietly but steadily carving…
Line & Verse: Erasing Borders: Where South Asian Dance Meets the World
Every September, New York City’s cultural calendar is marked by the Erasing Borders Dance Festival, presented by the Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC). In 2008, IAAC began this annual dance…
Introducing Line & Verse
We were delighted to receive a call from New York City. Swati Seshadri, bharatanatyam dancer and Carnatic vocalist formerly based in London, had moved to NYC and felt the need…
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Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty-pioneer of raga music for all
The name of Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty is well-known to lovers of classical Indian music in the UK and around the world. His musical career spans five decades. Now in his…
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