Behind all these manifestations,
Is the one radiance
Which shines through all things
The function of art is to reveal this radiance
Through the created object
- American mythologist Joseph Campbell
In the TV series THE POWER OF MYTH
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the shadow of a brutal war still continuing in the Middle East and its
consequences spreading across the globe, I share my monthly musings. To
be honest, it feels strange to talk about "dance", "performance",
"culture" and the Arts when all we see and read is more and more
bloodshed and devastation in the news cycles. And to think that I
transited through the now damaged Dubai airport on my way home from
South America barely 4 days before the mayhem began!
My personal thoughts about the value of the live arts in the current
"theatre of war" seem almost puerile against the bombardment of
heritage buildings and precious architecture that we are seeing
crumble before our eyes. Perhaps this is the very contradiction that
should be a sobering reminder of what really matters in our lives.
March started with a flood of dance performances. It felt like a wave of
excess after my sabbatical in February. For eyes like mine, who have
seen so many performances across the world for 50 years, it needs
something very special to make me focus and sit up.
Fortunately, some dancers did make me smile in admiration.
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MEHEK was presented at the NMACC in Mumbai on April 11, 2026.
Choreographed and danced by Aditi Mangaldas & Aakash Odedra.
An Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company & Aakash Odedra Company presentation.
Photos: John Valente and Vipul Sangoi
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
The non-traditional Traditionalist
- Padmini Ravi
Summer of 65. My father had just died. I was 9 years old, scared and
sad. I joined Sarasalaya mainly to overcome my sadness. Thus started my
journey with Teacher, K.J Sarasa.
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BIRTHDAY WISHES
Sonal Mansingh: April 30
Jayanthi Subramaniam: May 3
Leela Samson: May 6
Rajendra Gangani: May 7
Mallika Sarabhai: May 8
VAK Ranga Rao: May 11
Sharmila Mukerjee: May 12
Ramli Ibrahim: May 20
Pratap Pawar: May 20
Anita Ratnam: May 21
Revathi Ramachandran: May 21
Manjari Sinha: May 22
Kalamandalam Gopi: May 23
Anuj Mishra: May 23
Nirmala Paniker: May 24
Bharati Shivaji: May 29
QUOTE
I am a healer when I dance, and I am healed when I dance.
- Afra Hines, Broadway performer
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