When you’re caught by a devil – Rama Vaidyanathan
It’s a rare opportunity to be in the company of an artist one idolises, and furthermore be able to have an honest conversation, getting into the nitty-gritty of Indian classical…
It’s a rare opportunity to be in the company of an artist one idolises, and furthermore be able to have an honest conversation, getting into the nitty-gritty of Indian classical…
A profile of Kali Chandrasegaram by Donald Hutera If words are clues to understanding how a person thinks and functions in the world, there are a few key phrases that pop…
Dancer Kali Chandrasegaram found his teacher Shankar Kandasamy’s performance at the Bhavan Centre (7 May 2018) brought memories flooding back. Shankar Kandasamy was one of my dance teachers, around twenty…
Odissi dancer Sushmita Pati is celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Kala The Arts, the organisation she set up and directs based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. To mark the occasion, she has mounted a modest…
Alex Croft talks to Sanjeevini Dutta about his hopes and dreams for Kala Sangam Alex Croft is the Creative Producer at Kala Sangam in Bradford, and nine months into his…
Scholar, historian, dance critic and commentator Leela Venkataraman has been writing about dance in India for more than thirty years, her distinguished reputation built on her possession of that rare…
Contemporary artist Milan Rai has been using white butterflies in his mission to spread kindness. 'Even white paper has a value, if your intention is pure,' says…
Over the years, changes in approaches to dance, to its teaching traditions and performance practice have been taking place. The physical context also has its impact. Sushmita Ghosh, former director…
’…a world view of living by art.’ Yuva Gati (‘Youth Movement’), the South Asian strand of the Centres for Advanced Training, is now in its tenth year. Magdalen Gorringe reports. It’s…
Vikram Iyengar, kathak dancer, choreographer and curator, is the founder of The Pickle Factory, Calcutta, a hub for the practice, discourse and presentation of dance and movement-based performance. He tells us about…