 
I can only paint in India
Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse, Braque
India belongs only to me.
- Painter Amrita Sher-Gil
And just like that, I feel exhilarated to be a dancer, a performer and
everything that has given me an inside view of this fabulous and
frenetic world. I must confess, that the past few months had left me a
bit wistful, maybe even a tad sad and uncertain about the future of our
classical and neo classical styles. Despite all the efforts of recasting
Bharatanatyam especially, in various moulds - stand-up comedy, Nightie
Natyam (wearing kaftans for abhinaya) and Hip Hop, twerking and what not
- there is so much energy and talent out there. Amidst the barrage of
festivals and performances, I am seeing some phenomenal energy in the
performing arts space.
And so, I share my travels and thoughts this month on a true high!
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Erasing Borders Dance Festival 2026 presented by Indo-American Arts Council
September 19 - 20, 2026
The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, NYC
Photos: Nir Arieli
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Indian dance: From real to virtual
- Rashika Ojha
For a dancer practicing Indian classical dance, the journey from an idea
to the form is not an independent journey; instead it's a collaborative
journey which you tread painstakingly.
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BIRTHDAY WISHES
Arshiya Sethi: Oct 3
Madhavi Mudgal: Oct 4
Roja Kannan: Oct 6
Raja Reddy: Oct 6
Shama Bhate: Oct 6
Parwati Dutta: Oct 6
Kiran Subramanyam: Oct 8
Chitra Visweswaran: Oct 12
Veena Murthy Vijay: Oct 15
Shafeek Beekey: Oct 17
Purvadhanashree: Oct 18
Rathna Kumar: Oct 27
Ramya Sundaresan Kapadia: Oct 27
Hema Rajagopalan: Oct 28
Kaladharan: Oct 30
QUOTE
Everybody adapts dance
for the medium it is presented in. Cinema adapted it for the camera.
Today, people adapt it for social media. The form changes because the
frame changes.
- Shobana
('Bharatanatyam is unquestionably divine, but...': Actor-dancer Shobana, by Suanshu Khurana, The Indian Express, Sept 6, 2026)
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