Arangetram: Reflections of a Dancer
Arangetram: Reflections of a Dancer Annapoorna Kuppuswamy 31 May 2025 Seven Arts, Leeds Photos: SAA-uk I will admit that when I was first asked to review Arangetram: Reflections of…
Drishti – The Gaze of the Beloved
Drishti – The Gaze of the Beloved The Hat Factory, Luton 19 July 2025 Presented by Kadam Dance Photos: Simon Richardson In celebration of the start of South Asian Heritage…
Garbh
Richmond Festival of Ideas Little Green, Richmond 22 June 2025 Report by Anita Chanda It was a lovely surprise discovering an entrancing and soulful dance performance on a sunny Sunday…
Astad Deboo – An Icon of Contemporary Indian Dance
Ketu H Katrak Published by Seagull Books (2024) Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta A biography of Astad Deboo, the father of Indian Contemporary Dance, has been written by his lifelong friend…
Rooh: Within Her – Pagrav Dance Company
ROOH: Within Her Pagrav Dance Company Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, London 25th April 2025 Pulse Dance Club review Image: Pari Naderi Our group found this dance-theatre work to be a…
Towards a British Natyam -Magdalen Gorringe
Towards a British Natyam Magdalen Gorringe Published by Berghahn, 2025 Reviewed by Sanjeevini Dutta The timing of Magdalen Gorringe’s book Towards a British Natyam happily coincides with the uplift South…
Dvanda – Amritha Jayakrishnan
Dvanda Amritha Jayakrishnan 6th April 2025 Bhavan, London. Dvanda, a themed solo bharatanatyam performance by Amritha Jayakrishnan, promised to be a show exploring the concept of duality that is…
Ancient India: living traditions
Ancient India: living traditions British Museum, London Until 19 October 2025 Ancient India is a huge topic. The art of the major religions, Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism, is the focus…
Mythili Prakash – She’s Auspicious
She’s Auspicious Mythili Prakash Sadlers Wells East, London 2 March 2015 Reviewed by Prathiba Batley Mythili Prakash’s She’s Auspicious: Brilliant, Bold, but Elusive A bharatanatyam dancer from Chennai, with over…
Madhavi Reimagined: A Bharatanatyam Exploration by Amritha Jayakrishnan
Madhavi Reimagined: A Bharatanatyam Exploration by Amritha Jayakrishnan March 28, 2025 Kala Sangam, Bradford Women have always borne the brunt of war—whether in reality, fiction, or mythology—often paying with…