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
IceCraft Classical Dance Festival, Ahmedabad
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com
Within seeks to awaken our collective social consciousness
A creative response to an eternal longing
Sari, the Unstitched is innovative and indigenous
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
The Madras Music Academy Dance Festival
- Veejay Sai
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com
Day 1 ; Day 2 ; Day 3 ; Day 4 ; Day 5 ; Day 6 ; Day 7
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