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2017 When a Guru dances... - Sumeet Nagdev e-mail: sumeet@snda.in attenDance awards 2017 (Report) Rituvarna - Padma Jayaraj e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com 9th edition of Prajvalan in memory of Guru Madhurita Sarang (Report) - Sunil Sunkara e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com Pt Birju Maharaj launches the First Edition of Kalashram Kathak Contest in Mumbai (Report) - Sunil Sunkara e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com Kathak Dance Workshop and Bhaithak by Guru Vaswati Misra (Report) - Vibha Ramaswami email: vibha.ramaswami@gmail.com Indradhanush Dance Festival: Celebrating young choreographers - Shilpi Aggarwal e-mail: editor.diplomaticvibes@gmail.com Moved by sacred beauty-in-motion - Dr. Michelle Lelwica Three women, three dimensions (Report) - G. Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com Drishti's Nrityarpana (Report) - Suma Krishnamurthy The flavors of a festival - Padma Jayaraj e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com Liminal - Sumeet Nagdev Photos: Ritam Banerjee Kalakrishna goes down memory lane at Reva (Report) - G. Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com Cello meets Kathak at the Nrityanidhi Baithak - Sunil Sunkara e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com When little Gandharvas descended on stage - Chittaranjan Mothikhane e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com Swati Tirunal Festival: A tribute to the monarch musician - Shilpi Aggarwal e-mail: editor.diplomaticvibes@gmail.com Adi Shankara comes alive on stage (Report) - G.Ulaganathan e-mail: Ulag_nathh@yahoo.com Kathak Sandhya: A confluence of Kathak gharanas - Sunil Sunkara e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com Vivartana: Dance transforms - Padma Jayaraj e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com Natya Parampara Utsav 2017 - Srividya Angara Sinha Celebrating the Nartaka - Veejay Sai e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com Of love without marriage and marriage without love - Dr. S.D. Desai e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com Nritya Dhara Festival of Dance (Report) - Shilpi Aggarwal e-mail: editor.diplomaticvibes@gmail.com Marg launches its Contemporary Dance issue (Report) - Carol Andrade Kumaara Sambhava (Report) - Rashmi Thaper e-mail: nrityasinchana@gmail.com Aikyam 2017 (Report) - Banupriya Rasasvada: Disciples do their gurus proud - G. Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com An ode to the goddess - Ranjani Iyer e-mail: ranjaniviyer@gmailcom Nartanam Seminar on Jayasenapati’s Nritta Ratnavali (Report) Text & pics: Lalitha Venkat e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com Nrityakalpa 2017 (Report) - Jintu Sarma e-mail: jsarma88@gmail.com Canvas of different textures and colors (Report) - Chittaranjan Mothikhane e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com Brukumsa: Festival of woman impersonators - G. Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com From wings to wheels - Padma Jayaraj e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com Guru Vandanam - Bhavanvitha Venkatesh e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com Rohini Bhate Dialogues (Report) - Nikhil Ravi Parmar e-mail: nikhilraviparmar@gmail.com Purandaradasa comes alive (Report) - G. Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com A quiet flow of bhakti in Shree Ramanaatakam - Dr. S.D. Desai e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com Kuchipudi recital Nisanta by Sarvani Yadavalli (Report) - Nita Vidyarthi e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com Heartfelt tribute to Guru Narmada (Report) - Lalitha Venkat e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com Sanskriti Mahotsav - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com to be danced - Madhushree Basu e-mail: pupai.madhusree@gmail.com The 23rd OMC Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival (Report) - Lalitha Venkat e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com MK Patel: It is the love of artists that takes the show forward (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@yahoo.com Learning abhinaya from a master of the art (Report) - Shveta Arora e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com A coming together of creative energies (Report) - Meera Krishna e-mail: meerakrishna@live.com Bhaava Dhaara: An exploration of sanchari in Bharatanatyam (Report) – Gauri Shanbhag e-mail: gsshanbhag@yahoo.com Natananjali's 15th anniversary celebrations (Report) - Nalini Prakash e-mail: nprakash65@gmail.com Traveling dance festival - Vijay Shankar e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Tridhara presents 31st Shradhanjali Samaroha - Nita Vidyarthi e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com Bharatiyaalaya (Report) - Anirudh Srinivasraghavan e-mail: 89anirudh@gmail.com Bhavya Kumaran - Backed by bedstone of training - Naveena e-mail: naveena_b_2002@yahoo.co.in The 27th edition of Raindrops Festival - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Third Gurukrupa Nrutya Samaroha at Bhubaneswar - Nita Vidyarthi e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com Moolam Festival: A tribute to gurus - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Connecting with Kathak in Bangalore (Report) - Anand Sirur e-mail: apsirur@gmail.com Nrithyopacaram: 30th anniversary celebrations of Roja Kannan's Bharatha Natyalaya (Report) Photos: R Nagarajan Young soloists impress (Report) - Chittaranjan Mothikhane e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com Youth in Dance - Aparna Vinod e-mail: aparnapaliyath.menon@gmail.com The Dark Lord: Lament of the Poetess of Love - Indu S.V. e-mail: svindu86@gmail.com Celebrating Nritya Parampara (Report) - Ashwarya Samkaria e-mail: 23.ashwarya@gmail.com Multidimensional experience of Aum - Vinatha Kumar e-mail: vinatha65@yahoo.com Janaki Rangarajan’s maiden workshop in Bangalore (Report) - Sumangala V Varun e-mail: sumangalavarun@gmail.com Utsav Dance Festival - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Portraying the life of Saint Tyagaraja (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com The right ambience for young dancers to learn from - Dr. S.D. Desai e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com Workshop on abhinaya by Dr. Kanak Rele (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com A welcome initiative to educate dancers and viewers - Dr. S.D. Desai e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com The 7th Parampara Festival - Tapati Chowdurie e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in Seminar on 100 years of Nritya Bharateeyam: Day 2 (Report) - Lalitha Venkat e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com Seminar on 100 years of Nritya Bharateeyam: Day 1 (Report) - Lalitha Venkat e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com Brilliant Bhavna by Hari and Chethana - G.Ulaganathan e-mail: Ulag_nath@yahoo.com Kāvyarasa 2017: An ode to Gita Govindam - Veejay Sai e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com MahaMaya: The Grand Illusion - Satya Brata Das Mahaskhakti and her various avatars (Report) - G.Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com Angels and peacocks in human avatar (Report) - Chittaranjan Mothikhane e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com Talented young dancers - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Sahasrabdhi Vaibhavam (Report) - Malar Linkeshwaran e-mail: malar.linkeshwaran@googlemail.com Playing with tradition and making it resonate for today - Rajika Puri e-mail: rajikapuri@yahoo.com Bountiful flow of Nadi - Jyothi Raghuram e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com Nazaaqat: A tribute to Guru Damayanti Joshi (Report) - Ankur Ballal e-mail: ankurballal@gmail.com Echoes of Natyapriya - Jyothi Raghuram e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com Manasaa by Ganesh Vasudeva - Priya Das e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com Kanak Rele’s stunning performance at Shrishti Festival (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com AttenDance celebrates World Dance Day (Report) Historic Indian Dance Drama Festival (Report) - Sushma Mohan Amritanjali Festival 2017 (Report) - Sowmya Jayabharathwaj Young dancers’ exemplary pursuits - Dr. S.D. Desai e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com Satyavan-Savithri come alive - G.Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com Tributes to a great master - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Celebration of Water and Womanhood - Dr. S.D. Desai e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com Kavita Thirumalai’s Margam and Sapta Dhara - Priya Das e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com Are you listening? Avantika Bahl's "Say, What?" - Sanjukta Wagh e-mail: sanjuktawagh@gmail.com Ramaa Bharadvaj's workshop on 'Performance Arts and the Natyashastra' (Report) - Samyukta Venkatesh Mahasati: Portraying philosophy of Jainism (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Ankle bells resound in the rain (Report) - Chittaranjan Mothikhane e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com Dance dramas with philosophical overtones (Report) - Satish Suri e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in Portraying women empowerment (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Samsmaranam - Tapati Chowdurie e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in Seminar on Acharya Abhinavagupta’s works in New Jersey (Report) - Guruprasad Venkatraman Maiden performance by Sankalpa Dance Ensemble - Janaki Kolady e-mail: janaki@kolady.net Vivarta - a visual treat (Report) - Sapna Nanjunde Evocative expression to the fore at the Sydney Dance Festival - Mohan Ayyar A unique panorama of dance and music (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Those were the days! (Report) From reflection to refraction (Report) - Padma Jayaraj e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com Something about her (Report) - Lakshmi Girish e-mail: lakshmigirish02@gmail.com Spilling Ink delivers spirituality through art - Colleen Morrison Photos: Madhavi Reddi, Madhaviarts Kadamb’s Vivarta enthralls - Dr. S.D. Desai e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com Ranan’s Crossings: Exploring the facets of Lady Macbeth - Nita Vidyarthi e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com Young dancers impress (Report) - Chittaranjan Mothikhane e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com The freshness of pure dance (Report) - Aniruddha Kanjarpane e-mail: coorgani@gmail.com Yakshagana Moha Menaka (Report) - V.M. Aruna e-mail: arunamahendarkar@gmail.com Nayika: Women in Kuchipudi - G. Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com Dual facet of Nataraj and Natwar at Chembur Natyanjali 2017 - Sunil Sunkara e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com Nritya Margam - Radhika Shetty e-mail: radhikarecitals@gmail.com Poetry in motion - Lakshmi Rajkumar e-mail: lakshmikrimo@gmail.com Anita Ratnam and Arangham Dance Theatre (Slide show) At Kala Ghoda Festival Feb 9, 2017 Mumbai Photos: Ashish Nikam Dramatic Tales of Gods and Goddesses (Slide show) By Vanashree Rao and group Meghdoot Theatre on March 9, 2017 New Delhi Photos: Avinash Pasricha Shivaratri treat at Samskruthi (Report) - G.Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com A morning spent journeying inward and a tribute (Report) - Sunil Sunkara e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com Whispering woods - Padma Jayaraj e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com A dance tribute to Naushad (Report) - Vijay Shankar e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com A tremendous finale to a fest -‘Kavithalaya’ Krishnan Design 14 - An aesthetic experience of Kathak - Satish Suri e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in Visesha Kala Poshakam Utsav 2017 (Report) Nirjhar: Life and work of Dr. Tushar Guha (Report) Articulate Festival edition 9 (Report) - Chittaranjan Mothikhane e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com
The delightful tradition of Odissi (Report) - Shveta Arora e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com Mature and poignant recital by Sulakshana Jayaram Flowing in perfect harmony - Anand Nandi e-mail: anandnandi30@gmail.com Dance Jathre in Dharwad (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Pancha Prakrithi by Sugathan Mohandass (Report) 27th Pt. Durgalal Festival of Samved Society for Performing Arts - Sanjukta Wagh e-mail: sanjuktawagh@gmail.com Mahabhraman accreditation to Mahagami Gurukul by MTDC (Report) Honoring an icon - Padma Jayaraj e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com The Balasaraswati/ Scripps Concert Series (Report) - Jitinder Krishna e-mail: sathirdance@gmail.com Ashtanayikas relevance to the Gita Govinda (Report) - Vijay Shanker e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Thrayambika: Unique tribute to the Devi (Report) - G. Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com Manjari: A beautiful conceptual presentation by Divya Ravi Innovation the highlight of Drishti Dance Festival - G. Ulaganathan e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com Pleasing Kathak performances in Mumbai (Report) - Sunil Sunkara e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com
Bharatanatyam guru Ananda Shankar Jayant launches dance practice app 'Natyarambha' (Report) Branding Odisha, through Odissi - Shyamhari Chakra e-mail: shyamhari@yahoo.com Salabhanjika: Mystical and delightful Mohiniattam (Report) - Satish Suri e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in A treat in grace and elegance - Akola Krishnan e-mail: akolakrishnan@gmail.com Musical adaptation of the film Mughal-E-Azam - Uma Anantani e-mail: rasanant92@yahoo.com A setu between the tradition and the audience today - S.D. Desai e-mail: sureshmrudula@yahoo.co.in Alva’s Virasat 2017 (Report) Jan 13-15, Moodbidri, Karnataka A floral tribute in classical dance (Report) - Shveta Arora Tyagaraajeeyam - a homage to Saint Tyagaraja Workshop by Guru Shankar Kandaswamy (Report) - Rashmi Thaper e-mail: nrityasinchana@gmail.com Enthralling Kuchipudi by Rachana Narayanankutty - Vijay Shankar e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com Milapfest to honor Narthaki.com and Dr. Anita Ratnam with Vishwa Kala Ratna (Report) Smaran 2016: a tribute to Kathak Queen Sitara Devi (Report) - Jayanti Chakraborty e-mail: jayanti2507@gmail.com |