(from 2000 to latest)
2016

From Pralaya to a new dawn
- Dr. Sehdev Kumar
Pics: Mansa Photography

NEW DRAPES IN COSTUME DESIGN
Dr. Anita Ratnam's session at Natya Darshan on Dec 17, 2016 (Slide Show)
At Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai

Dazzling show at Buddhist monument
- Jyothi Raghuram
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com

attenDANCE Awards 2016 (Report)

Kuchipudi Kalaa Kendram celebrates 19th anniversary
- Bhavanvitha Venkat
e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com

Mahanayaka Bijoyananda
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

Dances on divya vahana (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Celebration of 40 years of Kalasri with Himalaya (Report)
- Jeanine Wallace

The Mahabharata: a visual narrative (Report)
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Elevating performance by Pavitra Bhat (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Sitayascharitam Mahat - Indeed! (Report)
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net

Remembering a dynamic woman and a leader
J Jayalalithaa.. glimpses from her life before politics.. in DANCE AND CINEMA (Slide show)
Dancer, actor and politician J Jayalalithaa, Chief Minister of
Tamilnadu, passed away on December 5, 2016 at Chennai, aged 68. She was a
disciple of Guru KJ Sarasa.

Adivasi Adibimb Festival at Chaibasa (Report)
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

‘Voices’ by Srinidhi Raghavan
- Malar Linkeswaran
e-mail: malar.linkeshwaran@googlemail.com

Darpana dazzle at Hampi and DIAF (Report)

Krishna Leelarnavam in Melbourne (Report)
- Nalini Priyadharshini

Sparkling performance with confidence
- Bhavani Ravindran

Fluidity and lyricism meet strict technique (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

The rhythms of rural India
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Tripura Sundari Dance and Music Festival
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

A mixed bag of good music and excellent dance

Natya Sampradhyam: Dance journey of Bhagavathas (Report)
- Sudha Sridhar
e-mail: sudhasridhar@hotmail.com

Kathak Pratyagati, a kaleidoscopic journey (Report)
- Sangeeta Lad

Matey Malayadhwaja, an ode to the Divine Mother (Report)
- Sunil Sunkara
e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com

Natya Parampara Utsav
- G. Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Natyanjali's Nartaka Festival
- Jitinder Krishna
e-mail: sathirdance@gmail.com

Ilango’s epic poem comes alive on stage
- G.Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Bangalore International Arts Festival 2016 (Report)

Shekawati Utsav, Momasar, October 2016, Rajasthan (Slide show)

Kalakshetra’s Valmiki Ramayana at Iskcon, Bangalore (Report)
- Ulaganathan Ganesan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Kathak workshop by Guru Parwati Dutta (Report)
- Vibha Ramaswami

Graceful performance by Sinni Krishnamayuri

Natya’s
Artistic Director Hema Rajagopalan in collaboration with Eri Mefri,
Artistic Director of Indonesia’s Nan Jombang Dance, presented THE
INCOMPLETE GESTURE on Oct 1, 2016 at North Shore Center for the Perf Arts, Skokie, IL (Slide show)

Rasanubhuti at Rasasvada
- Ashish Mohan Khokar
e-mail: khokar1960@gmail.com

An August evening in September
- Rajesh Chandrashekaran
e-mail: vrontheweb@att.net

Poorna Margam: Project of Natyarangam (Report)

Poonthanam’s Jnanappana comes alive on stage
- G. Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

An ambitious ode to Astras
- Veejay Sai
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com

Truly an utsav of dance styles (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Margam crossing cultural borders
- Satish Suri
e-mail:satishism@yahoo.co.in

Vibrant Kuchipudi by Srividya Angara Sinha (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Dancing hues: A painted feature on dance (Report)
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Chinmaya Yuva Kendra presented ‘A Tryst with Surya’ (Slide Show)
Conceptualized by Swami Mitrananda, choreographed by Radhika Kathal
On Aug 21, 2016 at Chinmaya Auditorium, Delhi

Sweating Saris and Other Dance Conversations
- Ketu H. Katrak
e-mail: khkatrak@uci.edu

The 22nd Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com

Debadhara Award Festival 2016
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Trans Art Festival: Beyond gender (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Attakkalari: An arena for learning
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

'Inter_rupted' by Aditi Mangaldas and Drishtikon Dance Company (Slide Show)
World premiere on Aug 6, 2016 at NCPA, Mumbai
Photos: Nirvair Singh

Kathak’s date with Academia- Mumbai’s first Kathak Symposium (Report)
- Devesh Mirchandani

Krishna Bharatham (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com

Seminar on Guru Shishya Parampara at Mulam Festival (Report)
- Apoorva Sameer Rao
e-mail: artappu@gmail.com

Month long workshop on classical dances (Report)
- Jintu Sarma
e-mail: jsarma88@gmail.com

Performances at Mulam Festival (Report)
- Dr. Rama V. Bennur

Prakruti Dhwani by Anantara (Report)
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

The wonderment of Ramayana by Academy of Bharatanatyam (Report)
-Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@gmail.com

Sankalpa 2016 by Nrittyoday
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Wings of Fire - Ignition Stage One! (Report)
- Harish Jayanth and Sumant Nemmani
e-mail: nsumant96@gmail.com

When smaranam becomes a thematic narrative (Report)
- Anita Vallabh
e-mail: aniaeka@gmail.com

Amritanjali Festival 2016 (Report)
- Sowmya Jayabharathwaj

The 26th Raindrops Festival 2016 (Report)
- Sanjukta Wagh & Daksha Mashruwala

The eyes of Sita: ‘Sitaparityagam’ performed by Kapila Venu
- Shebana Coelho

Margam by Natya Niketan: A visual delight
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

‘Soaked in Love’ in San Francisco
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net

South Asian Dance Retreat returns with a bang to Columbus, Ohio
- Sudha Ganesh & Fenella Kennedy

Samanvita glides through a historic dance performance in St. Louis
- Anitha Nagendra

Biennial program of Nritya Kalangan and premiere of ‘Agni: The Bird of Fire’
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Raining dance and music in monsoon (Report)
- Renu Ramanath
e-mail: renuramanath@hotmail.com

Delightful Odissi by Sujata Mohapatra (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Manikanda Charitam
- Prabal Gupta
e-mail: probs.gupta12@gmail.com

Dharani’s new theatre (Report)
- V.P. Dhananjayan
e-mail: bkalanjali@gmail.com

Bhagavata Mela: 76 and still going strong
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Becoming M.S. Subbulakshmi: A bold move in revealing our true history
- Nithya Iyer
e-mail: msnithyaiyer@gmail.com

Four iconic 'Purush' (Report)
- Priyanka Narayanan
e-mail: kunjalu@gmail.com

Unique dance program (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Deba Smruti 2016
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Setting standards
- Shyama Sasidharan
e-mail: shyamasdhar@gmail.com

Lepakshi Kalakar Utsav 2016 (Report)
- Sudha Sridhar
e-mail: sudhasridhar@hotmail.com

Krishna Leelarnava: An endeavour worth emulation
- Padma Murali
e-mail: padmamurali@yahoo.com

Karna: Destiny’s Child (Report)
- Geetha Chandra

Sri Krishna Leela in South Africa
- Suria D Govender

Nrityakalya presents its second show: Bhaktha Baalas
- Priya Das
e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com

Birds and animals dance in ‘From farm to jungle’
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Dancing to the warning bells of drought (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Anurati in varied dance styles (Report)

Samarasa featured delightful duet performances (Report)
- Akila Venkat
e-mail: akilzasarch@gmail.com

Debjani Chaliha celebrates her 82nd birthday (Report)
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

The tale of Nal-Damayanti in Chhau and Odissi (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

An evening of rhythmic bliss (Report)
- Chintan Shelat
e-mail: cdshelat@gmail.com

A nayak dancer to watch over and over (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Sookshma - Sanjali’s CSR
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Fascinating ‘Seethaapaharana’ in San Francisco Bay Area
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net

Veterans sparkle on World Dance Day (Report)
- Swetha Sundar

'An Enchanting Ode': From a story to a concept
- S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

'Aham Sita' by Gowri Ramnarayan and Vidhya Subramanian
- Priya Das
e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com

Holi memories in the Delhi summer (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Srjan's Kubja
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

The glory of Vazhuvoor margam by Dhivya S Pillai
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Hari Hara by Ganesh Vasudeva and Nadhi Thekkek
- Priya Das
e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com

Second Gurukrupa Nrutya Samaroha (Report)
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Datta Darshanam (Report)
- Kalyani Raja
e-mail: kpraja18@gmail.com

Padhant as puja: The Sarngadeva Samaroh (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Nayika seminar in Hyderabad (Report)
- Tapati Chowdhurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

A captivating Margam by Aruna Bhargavi (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

6th Naada Bindu Festival (Report)

All set to explore the excitement
- S D Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Maadhurya Shauryam by Harshitha Venkatesh
- Priya Das
e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com

Strength, thy name is woman
- Shereen Saif
e-mail: shereen.saif@gmail.com

Odissi Dance Festival 2016 organised by Shinjan Nrityalaya
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Nrityanjali 25
- Veena Murthy Vijay
e-mail: veenamurthyvijay@gmail.com

Dance as a Metaphor for Life - Reflections on a River!
- Ramaa Bharadvaj
e-mail: ramaabharadvaj@gmail.com

Smrutikusumanjali (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Commendable performance of "Sri Krishna Parijatham"
- Bhavanvitha Venkat
e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com

'Ranjani' enthralls Bay Area on 'International Day of Happiness'
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net

My experience with the Navarasa Sadhana (Report)
- Uma Katju
e-mail: umakatju@gmail.com

The anand of watching Brahmanand (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Sumitra Keshava: Sincere and sinuous
- Naveena
e-mail: naveena_b_2002@yahoo.co.in

Creativity within traditional parameters
- Ranee Kumar
e-mail: Ranee@journalist.com

The process of empowerment
- S D Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Excellent Kathak at Remembering Pt Ravi Shankar festival (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Duet by Saswati Sen and Sujata Mohapatra in Sur Festival
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Inward bound
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Bhadrachala Ramadas: A devotional journey (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

'He Did It - The Journey of a Master': Tribute in dance
- Vishva Samani & Jayasri Pillai

Samarpan 2016 (Report)
- Vaishnavi Kashyap
e-mail: vaishu19kash@gmail.com

Kinkini Dance Festival (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Naina Shastri’s Samara
- Priya Das
e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com

Visesha Kala Poshakam 2016 (Report)

Studio Pottery in Kala Ghoda Festival (Report)
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Lava-Kusa at Narada Gana Sabha
- Balayogi Venkataraman
e-mail: balayogiv@gmail.com

Bol, bhava, bliss (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Earnest attempt by Himabindu Kanoj and group
- Naveena
e-mail: naveena_b_2002@yahoo.co.in

Naada Nrityotsava 2016 (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Margazhi festival of Takshashila Dance Academy (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

These budding dancers need our help (Report)
- G. Ulaganathan
e-mail: Ulag_nath@yahoo.com

The gungaan of the Ganganis (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Mahagami presented 6th Sarngadeva Samaroh & Sarngadeva Prasang (Slide show)
January 15 - 18, 2016 Aurangabad

Dwita: Duality of life (Report)
- Vaishnavi B.M.
e-mail: vaishu19kash@gmail.com

Rich variety at Drishti Festival (Report)
- G.Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Mudra Dance Festival 2016: Day 2 (Report)
- Shereen Saif
e-mail: shereen.saif@gmail.com

Apoorva Noopura Dance Company in Bangalore (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

San Francisco Bay area soaks in Bhakti (Report)
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima-at-sbcglobal-dot-net

Nritya Parva 2015 at Guwahati
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Mohini Nrityati
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com
Enchanting music, exquisite dance
- Ranee Kumar
e-mail: Ranee@journalist.com

In step with tradition
- Shereen Saif
e-mail: shereen.saif@gmail.com
(from 2000 to latest)