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 The passions for and in our dance run deep and intense! As Bharatanatyam is a truly global phenomenon, opinions about 'purity', 'classicism', 'authenticity', 'creativity', 'contemporaenity' are swirling thick and fast around us. With the Indian media enjoying 60 years of almost uninterrupted freedom in what is now a more and more paranoid world, we at narthaki.com are beginning a series called ROSES AND THORNS. It will place in the spotlight one dancer / a dance production / dance performance / dance tour occurring anywhere in the world. The specific dance production or performance will be spotlighted on the site for the sheer volume of comments – both positive and negative that we receive in terms of phone calls and e mails. In all matters of expression, the column will advise restraint and decency even when some views are angry and vehemently outraged. 2024  SHEEJITH KRISHNA & #METOO CONTROVERSY MOHINIATTAM: COLOURISM COMMENT MUSIC ACADEMY - TM KRISHNA AWARD CONTROVERSY 2023 THE KALAKSHETRA CONTROVERSY The timeline of all the news reports surrounding the Kalakshetra incidents starting from March 21, 2023. 2021 KALAKSHETRA KALA-MITY 2020 In response to TM Krishna's article - Ramaa Venugopalan e-mail: ramaa17@gmail.com 2019 SNA award for Kuchipudi - Madhavi Puranam e-mail: puranam.madhavi@gmail.com 2018 TMK - Off Key Awards on an arbitrary criteria - Madhavi Puranam e-mail: editornartanam@gmail.com Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017: Is the process mechanized? - Bhavanvitha Venkat e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com Is anybody concerned? - Ileana Citaristi e-mail: ileana5@hotmail.com #SAVEKALAKSHETRA Adiyal Vinnappam (A Devadasi's Appeal) Why are dancers so desperate for titles? 2017 Rani Padmavati
Kuchipudi - Formation of a global association is the way forward - Sudha Sridhar email: sudhasridhar@hotmail.com When hope rots Jottings by Vikram Sampath 2016 In defense of the white male critic - Bruno Kavanagh Public notice to Sangeet Natak Akademi Navadisha 2016 The Journey from Kuchipudi to KitschyPudi - Veejay Sai e-mail: kyaabaathain@gmail.com 2015 After the Chennai floods: To perform or not to perform? Intolerance in our work culture - Madhavi Puranam e-mail: puranam.madhavi@gmail.com Whines and Wails Managing / mismanaging culture - Madhavi Puranam e-mail: puranam.madhavi@gmail.com Some questions need to be asked - Madhavi Puranam e-mail: puranam.madhavi@gmail.com What they said this Season Compiled by Lalitha Venkat 2014 Quotes of the Season - Compiled by Lalitha Venkat
How grateful should we be to sponsors who support the arts - especially Dance? - Anita Ratnam 2013 Foot in Mouth Odours! The race for Facebook "Likes" is on! - Ahalya Narendran e-mail: classicalya@yahoo.com Terrorism on Kathak - Navina Jafa e-mail: navina.jafa@gmail.com Turning down Sangeet Natak Akademi Award - Aditi Mangaldas, New Delhi e-mail: aditimangaldas@gmail.com Quotes of the season Compiled by: Lalitha Venkat 2012 Who next? Or what next? Kalakshetra crisis: Blown out of proportion - V.P. Dhananjayan, Chennai e-mail: bkalanjali@gmail.com How should Bollywood dance be regarded? Pop, modern, contemporary, or a separate category called Filmi? a compilation of the responses to the poll conducted by narthaki.com in June 2012 Which dance form is most useful as a foundation for Contemporary Indian dance? a compilation of the responses to the poll conducted by narthaki.com in May 2012 Can traditional systems of knowledge become commercial commodities? a compilation of the responses to the poll conducted by narthaki.com in April 2012 Should Leela Samson reconsider her resignation from Kalakshetra? Is the Bharatanatyam Margam outdated? a compilation of the responses to the poll conducted by narthaki.com in March 2012 Quotes of the Chennai season - Compiled by Lalitha Venkat 2011 Video piracy - Ananda Shankar Jayant, Hyderabad e-mail: anandasj@rediffmail.com Regarding some fake teachers - A concerned parent Bharatanatyam for sale - Concerned Artists from India and North America The Emperor wears new clothes at Silicon Andhra's 2nd International Kuchipudi Convention - Ranjana Dave, Mumbai e-mail: ranjanadave1988@gmail.com Super Class Nonsense! - Ratikant Mohapatra, Bhubaneswar e-mail: srjan.bbsr@gmail.com A dancer as Chairperson of the Indian Censor Board - Anita R Ratnam Responses Words are sacred - Anita R Ratnam Dance of the season: A different take Compiled by Lalitha Venkat Not all music to the ears Compiled by Lalitha Venkat The dancer's elusive quest for amenities - Sruthi Krishnan thehindu.com Responses 2010 Murky Spaces - Anita Ratnam A dancer's peek into performance spaces - Mythili Prakash ICCR scholarships and listings - Ashwini Shankar Don't shoot, I'm dancing! - Dr.Susil Pani, Pondicherry e-mail: raghuclinic@yahoo.com Responses Dance in Pakistan - Dr. Sunil Kothari e-mail: sunilkothari1933@gmail.com Responses Past Forward - Anita R Ratnam, Chennai Responses Art writing and credits - Leela Venkataraman, Delhi e-mail: leelakaveri@hotmail.com A response to Importance of arangetram Excerpted from the narthaki Discussion Forum featured in April, 2008 Knowledgeable reporters! - Rukmini Vijayakumar, Bangalore e-mail: raadhakalpa@gmail.com 2009 Culture vultures! A sorry state of affairs - Padmaja Suresh, Bangalore e-mail: padmajasuresh@hotmail.com Musician rejected from ICCR upgradation by panel Season quotes Compiled by Lalitha Venkat 2008 Chennai December season: What they say - Compiled by Lalitha Venkat Amplification is killing live music - Bruno Kavanagh Responses Further Response to "Amplification is killing live music" - A Seshan An anonymous letter to Rashtrapatiji An experience that never was! California's Kuchipudi Convention! - Ramaa Bharadvaj, California e-mail: info@ramaadance.org Response Ageism and Dance (Excerpted from the narthaki Discussion Forum) Earnest Clowns ...media and arts reporting - Anita Ratnam, Chennai e-mail: arangham@gmail.com Irresponsible editing of dance article Responses Importance of arangetram (Excerpted from the narthaki Discussion Forum) Court injunction against the producers of the dance ballet JAYA JAYA DEVI Boo Hoo Bruno! ... and the politics of whining Replies from Bruno, Ranvir and Anita Responses from the audience and Narthaki readers Dance arangetrams (Excerpted from the narthaki Discussion Forum) Season quotes: January 2008 Compiled by Lalitha Venkat How blessed is the MAD-ras season for people in Madras? (Excerpted from the narthaki Discussion Forum) Talents and promoters (Excerpted from the narthaki Discussion Forum) 2007 Expressions: The season Compiled by Lalitha Venkat Musings: Dance, human gods and money! (Excerpted from the narthaki Discussion Forum) An open letter to janab MS Sathyu Sa'ab The Kalakshetra controversy Season talk - Compiled by Lalitha Venkat Highs and lows of Chennai January season - Compiled by Lalitha Venkat The Lotus Throne - Anita Ratnam, Chennai e-mail: arangham@gmail.com 2006 Highs and lows of Chennai December season - Compiled by Lalitha Venkat The Great Dance Robbery - arangetrams in the diaspora Recently, the Narthaki Discussion Forum has seen some thought provoking perceptions about lavish arangetrams, demands and expectations, greedy gurus and musicians, and over-ambitious parents in the diaspora. We present to you the exchange of varied viewpoints and the many interesting suggestions that our readers have come up with. November 26, 2006 Details ARUDHRA 2006, the 10th annual festival of dance presented by Ponnambalam Academy of Dance & Music Trust Tensions between Karnataka and Tamilnadu are now the stuff of legend. The film world, the water world and the arts world were always facing off in apparent readiness for battle. I distinctly remember the threat of pickets outside my dance performance at the Bangalore Habba a few years ago. Other Tamilandu artistes faced the same situation with Kannada artistes protesting the large contingent from outside their state and particularly from their neighbours! However, I always loved the cultural atmosphere in Bangalore and the large turnout of artistes who attend all dance performances. Generous crowds, less back biting and a greater bonhomie among artistes and gurus were the envy of many of us in Chennai. This recent spate of fireworks between Bangalore artistes has us all aghast! What really happened at ARUDHRA 2006? Who is to blame? Can such an incident be avoided in future? What is the relationship between organizer and artiste? Read on and navigate carefully between the Roses and Thorns! Anita Ratnam November 3, 2006 A culture shock in Bangalore City! - Anuradha, Sanjay, Shama and Surya e-mail: dancetrioblr@yahoo.co.in Unfortunate incident - Sharmila Mukerjee, Bangalore e-mail: sharmila_mukerjee@hotmail.com Bangalore dance scene - Veena Murthy Vijay, Bangalore e-mail: v_veena2000@yahoo.com Shell shocked - Savitri Ganesan, Bangalore e-mail: ganesan_savithri44@yahoo.com 'Ekaantha Seetha...A lonely furrow,' produced by Cleveland Cultural Alliance and choreographed by The Dhananjayans |
