Kokuho: Holding a Mirror to classical arts
By: Sanjeevini Dutta The Japanese film ‘Kokuho’ is currently playing in mainstream cinemas and I was lucky to stumble upon it. It blew me away, not only for the riveting…
Kaana Kann Koti Vendum: On Seeing and Being Seen in Art
Image credit: Robert Golden | Featured: Sasha Krohn and Vidya Thirunarayan Dance artist and ceramicist Vidya Thirunarayan reflects on how art works reveal themselves by the quality of the attention…
Who needs the London Margazhi?
Image credit: Bheem Adavikolanu Image featured: Prathap Ramachandra, Amritha Jayakrishnan, Vanshikrishna Vishnudas, Vijay Venkat; dancer-Anjali Sivanandakumar Ranjini Nair, kuchipudi artist and dance scholar visited the community-led platform that addresses the…
In Conversation with Balbir Singh
Sanjeevini Dutta chats to Balbir Singh on the occasion of his receiving his MBE award at Windsor Castle on 12 March 2026. SD: Balbir when I saw pictures of you…
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…
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