Aprājita, The Resilient Artist
Aprājita, The Resilient Artist, was a three-day virtual dance festival curated by Kripa Iyer and Neelambaree Prasad. Childhood dance friends in Mumbai who eventually found themselves as neighbours in London,…
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…
Unsung Stories from the Kitchen
The Kitchen A dance film directed by Vishwakiran Nambi Chamudeshwari Studios, Bangalore 6 February 2021 Reviewed by Veena Basavarajaiah The film opens with the shot of a traditional upper class South Indian kitchen.…
Secular Themes in Bharatanatyam: Ideas for an Inclusive Future – Part III
In the first two essays of this series, I presented the need for more secular themes in bharatanatyam and how we can find inspiration from ancient sangam poetry, which…
Secular Themes in Bharatanatyam: Ideas for an Inclusive Future Part II
In the first essay of this series, I presented my synthesis of the relevance of religion in bharatanatyam in relation to the present day multicultural, multi-ethnic, and multifaith audience, and…
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. In the first of a series of three articles on secular themes…
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…
Bharatanatyam Hip Hop from New Jersey
Diksha Sharma, in the recent call-out for writers, sent Pulse a response to the article Old Stories for New Generations on New Jersey-based dancer Ishita Milli, written by Gemma Connell…
Nina Rajarani
Jahnavi Harrison talked to dancer, teacher and award-winning choreographer Nina Rajarani as she prepared to present her new duet with Y. Yadavan to mark Srishti's Silver Jubilee in 2016. We are sharing this…
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. …