2019

A Xmas stocking filled with soulful dance and music
- Saranya Devan

Rukmini Krishna - a lavish Kuchipudi production
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Jyotsna Vaidee: Commitment shows
- B. Naveena
e-mail: naveena_b_2002@yahoo.co.in

When young buds blossom
- Madhur Gupta
e-mail: madhurgupta04@gmail.com

My World of Words
- Chitra Mahesh
e-mail: chithoo@gmail.com

Gandhi's life recreated in Mohiniyattam
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

The Mylapore Trio organize Indian Culture Congress (Report)

AttenDance awards (Report)

Couple dancers enthrall (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

Draupadi in Still I Rise is a woman dishonoured across time
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Draupadi aka Janaki wows Dallas!
- Dr. Prathiba Natesan
e-mail: prathibachaj@gmail.com

Kani Kathamani- the fable of the kuravanji presented by Jain University's students (Report)
- Sumangala Varun
e-mail: sumangalavarun@gmail.com

With moving human body in space From: The Platform becomes theatre
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

A young Kathakar ponders (Report)
- Madhur Gupta
e-mail: madhurgupta04@gmail.com

Rainbow hues from Thalam-Soorya Fest
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Kalpana - Ideas in Movement
- Sumathi Krishnan

Creative grace: Solo Bharatanatyam by Rukmini Vijaykumar
- Anvi
e-mail: hereisanvi@gmail.com

Narayaneeyam Revisited (Report)
- A M Hari Shankar
e-mail: hshankar252@gmail.com

The Battle Within - the eternal dilemma
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Transcending communities and cultural boundaries
- Divya Ravi
e-mail: divyaravi1891@gmail.com

Nrithyotsavam (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

Sonia's chamber concert: A unique experience (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Natya Dance Theatre's Hema Rajagopalan and Astad Deboo presented world premiere of
INAI-The Connection at the Dance Center of Columbia College, Chicago, on Nov 7, 2019 (slide show)

Samskriti presented Dr. Anita R Ratnam in 'Million Sitas' on Nov 2, 2019 at Houston, TX (slide show)

A steadfast pursuit of dance studies according to parampara
- Dr. S. D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Kanak Rele weaves magic at Vysakhi Nrityotsav (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Nritya Yatra Festival in Aurangabad (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Liquid Geometry: William Forsythe's "A Quiet Evening of Dance"
- Bruno Kavanagh

Rasanubhava: An art experience
- Archana Vyasam
e-mail: vvnarchana@gmail.com

Bharatha Pallavi: A delightful experience
- Roopashree Madhusudan
e-mail: nrityaganga@gmail.com

Dance theatre Mughal-e-Azam by Nritya Upasana, Kolkata
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Dancing duo dazzles Dallas
- Prathiba Natesan
e-mail: prathibachaj@gmail.com

Tributes to gurus at Bhavanjali and Guru Abhivaadan Divas (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Jhoola: Swinging research as a performance
- Sundari Bhatti
e-mail: sundaribhatti@gmail.com

85th birth anniversary of Dr. Manjusri Chaki Sircar at Kolkata
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Sai Nrithyotsav: 125 and going strong (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Weaving threads of imagination, contemplation and artistry
- Anand Nandi
e-mail: anandnandi30@gmail.com

Inaugural of Melbourne chapter of Spic Macay (Report)
- Archana Vyasam
e-mail: vvnarchana@gmail.com

The journey of an artist
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Ramaa Bharadvaj in 'Tarkka Paatu': Reinvigorating folk traditions
- Divya Ravi
e-mail: divyaravi1891@gmail.com

Madhuram's Indian dance fest in Sydney
- Mohan Ayyar

The Contemporary approach (Report)
- Madhur Gupta
e-mail: madhurgupta04@gmail.com

Shahana's tribute to Tagore and Rabindra Nritya (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

A palette of variegated expressions (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Magic in Moozhikulam (Report)
- Veejay Sai
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com

Sanjukta Panigrahi Mahotsav 2019 (Report)
- Lekha Merchant
e-mail: lekhamerchant@hotmail.com

Centenary celebrations of legendary dancer Amala Shankar
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

25th Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com

Patha: A dancer's journey (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Brilliant performances
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com
Photos: Madhusudan S Menon

Workshop by Padma Subrahmanyam (Report)
- Sumangala Varun
e-mail: sumangalavarun@gmail.com

Bengaluru founder Kempe Gowda comes alive (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Milita Utsav and Rasa Ranjini Fest in Bangalore
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

Brilliant dancers from the land of soldiers
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

When Krishna is born
- Madhur Gupta
e-mail: madhurgupta04@gmail.com

Meera Sreenarayanan's Harini
- Navya Maitri Konda
e-mail: navyamkonda@gmail.com

Faqeer Nimaana
- Kasturika Mishra
e-mail: kasturika69@gmail.com

Drive East in San Francisco
- Renee Renouf Hall

Nikita Rao presents delightful solo Bharatanatyam
- Sudha Prakash
e-mail: Photomagicroom@gmail.com

Presentation of Guru Debaprasad Das Nrutya Ratna-2019
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Dance in the family
- Lata Surendra
e-mail: latasurendra@hotmail.com

Vivarta by Shri Kalaa Mandir (Report)
- Elsa Johnson and Victor Lucas

Shishya's turn to shine
- Madhur Gupta
e-mail: madhurgupta04@gmail.com

A taste of the richness of Tagore's songs in Gujarati
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Smaran - Homage to Kathak Guru Pt Vijai Shankar
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

The 6th edition of Mulam (Report)
- Rathna Supriya Sridharan
e-mail: rs@nnpnrithyam.com

Krishnaa - Fire to Frost
- Arjun Bharadwaj
e-mail: arjunbharadwaj@gmail.com

Karna Rasayana and the Natyashastra (Report)
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net

Dance to create social change
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

A relishable rendition by veteran performer
- Syed Sallauddin Pasha
e-mail: abilityunlimited@gmail.com

Melbourne to Bangalore: In search of something and someone more (Report)
- Sneha Rajagopalan
e-mail: SnehaR@djhs.org.au

Shree Ranga Dance Festival (Report)
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

Emptiness or Ecstasy?
- Madhur Gupta
e-mail: madhurgupta04@gmail.com

The 29th edition of the Raindrops Festival (Report)
- Anupma Harshal
e-mail: anupma.anuphd@gmail.com

Artistic tribute to Mahakavi Kalidasa by Mahagami artistes (Report)
- Anand Nandi
e-mail: anandnandi30@gmail.com

Karanamaham: Effective portrayal of Mother Earth (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

Shradhanjali by Shinjan Nrityalaya, Kolkata
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Glimpses of Odisha culture
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Rangoli Dance Company presents 'Viriboni'
- Sudha Prakash
e-mail: Photomagicroom@gmail.com

Lankan honour for Kathak dance duo (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Nachiyaar Next
- Usha Balasubramaniam

Panch Tatva: Kathak conference and performances
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

New choreographies with an old touch (Report)
- Madhur Gupta
e-mail: madhurgupta04@gmail.com

Encouraging young talent
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

Delightful thematic performances
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Artistes bloom in Navapallava
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com

Sang Saath: Unique togetherness in art (Report)
- Madhur Gupta
e-mail: madhurgupta04@gmail.com

Knotted by Mitul Sengupta
- School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University

Utsav Prayag: An opportunity to appreciate subtleties of arvachin Garbo
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Dancing with full energy
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com

A tribute to acclaimed singer Lakshmi Narayanaswamy
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Evoking the sublime
- Anand Nandi
e-mail: anandnandi30@gmail.com

Merging tradition with innovation
- Nikhil Ravi Parmar
e-mail: nikhilraviparmar@gmail.com

Navapallava in Kolkata (Report)
- Sharmila Basu Thakur
e-mail: sharmila.shanonda@gmail.com

Dutikarmaprakasha: A practical reconstruction of Dutis in nritya (Report)

Kalaarpan Festival: Tribute to the mentor
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

Belgium touched by timeless Kathak solo on gender
- Aaricia Ponnet

Meitei Jagoi celebrates 48 years
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

Sam Ved presents Navapallava (Report)
- Anupma Sharma
e-mail: anupma.anuphd@gmail.com

Earth Speaks
- Navya Maitri Konda
e-mail: navyamkonda@gmail.com

Eyes that see, eyes that show
- Ranjini Nair
e-mail: ran93jini@gmail.com

Samvatsara Katha by Chidakaash Kalalaya
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

The Surreal, Real
-Veena and Dhanya Nair
e-mail: nairsisters.veenadhanya@gmail.com

Drishtikon's Baithak series
- Kasturika Mishra
e-mail: kasturika69@gmail.com

Dance felicitations offered to Kumudini Lakhia
- Dr. S D Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Four pathways to godliness
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

Duryodhana Vadham through the eyes of women
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Visually impaired dancers showcase a world of talent (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Sam Ved Society for Performing Arts presented Bhavanjali (Slide show)
May 11, 2019 Mumbai

A mission to make Kathak a household name (Report)

Dance we dance (Report)
- Sharmila Basu Thakur
e-mail: sharmila.shanonda@gmail.com

Naattumozhi: The mystique of the vernacular
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

Atharvotsav Dance Festival (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

'Mahatma - An Eternal Spirit' combines intelligibility and aesthetics
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Samskriti 2019 (Report)
- Prerana Naidu Paidipati
e-mail: pnaidu2307@gmail.com

Intriguing dance dramas on American soil
- Jayashree Anand, Anita Sanjeeva

Snavaja Krishnan: A Margam of artistic
excellence (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishsm@yahoo.co.in

Captivating Nrithyollasa 60
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com

Boundless verve
- Sharmila Basu Thakur
e-mail: sharmila.shanonda@gmail.com

Ancient innovation
- Priya Narayan
e-mail: priyadnarayan@gmail.com

Modest choreographic surprises at Shubha
Desai's annual event
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Voices: Art and beauty in transmission
- Eliane Beranger
e-mail: eliane.beranger@netcourrier.com

Nritya Pravah: An evening of Sattriya
dance (Report)
- Deeptangshu Das
e-mail: deeptangshudas@gmail.com

London soaks in the uniqueness of
India
Tad Bharatham! That! Is India!
- Anvi
e-mail: hereisanvi@gmail.com

Adavu Jamming (Report)
- Vasanthi

Aariya: The Quest for Krishna
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Dancers excel in the Nayika Festival
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com

Niravadhi
- Sharmila Basu Thakur
e-mail: sharmila.shanonda@gmail.com

Jamuna Krishnan and Ramya Harishankar
bring alive Kalanidhi Narayanan’s abhinaya legacy
(Report)
- Sveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com

Dancing in Stillness
- Shrinkhla Sahai
e-mail: sahai.shrinkhla@gmail.com

Yaami
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com

8th edition of Nrityakalpa
(Report)
- Jintu Sarma
e-mail: jsarma88@gmail.com

An experience in bounded infinity:
Ashtaleela by Prachi Saathi
- Sunil Sunkara
e-mail: sunilrsunkara@gmail.com

Tanashah
-Jaya Rao Dayal
e-mail: jayadayal@hotmail.com

Combats between good and evil in Odissi
and Mohiniattam
- Dr. S D Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Tawaif traditions in 19th and 20th
century (Report)
- Kasturika Mishra
e-mail: kasturika69@gmail.com

Remarkable repertoire
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com

A Million Sitas: Dexterous storytelling
- Chitra Mahesh
e-mail: chithoo@gmail.com

National Seminar on Rediscovering
Mohiniattam (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- Kamini Dandapani
email: dandapanis@gmail.com

Lovely kaleidoscope of classical dances
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com

Aanart Kathak dancers demonstrate
rasanishpatti to modern viewers
- Dr. S D Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Bharata Manoratha (Report)
- Shalini Vittal
e-mail: shalvittal@yahoo.co.in

Ritu-Dancing through the seasons
- Anita Vallabh
e-mail: aniaeka@gmail.com

A fulfilling journey (Report)

Charming experience
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in

The art of the padam lives on
- Kay Poursine

Sam Ved Society presented Bhavanjali
(Report)
- Anupma Sharma
e-mail: anupma.anuphd@gmail.com

Symposium on Transcendence in Dance
enriched sensibility
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

A Jathre of dancing moments
- Lata Surendra
e-mail: latasurendra@hotmail.com

Authenticity in Bharatanatyam
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com

'Narta Sutra: The Dancing Thread' by
Anjika
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com

Chinnadevi - The Elusive Dancer (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Nalanda Nrityotsava Young Dancers
Festival (Report)
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com

Kuchipudi by Amrita Lahiri
- Jaya Rao Dayal
e-mail: jayadayal@hotmail.com

Natyabhoomi School of Dance at Nupura 40
- Madhuchanda Bhattacharyya Bhaduri
e-mail: madhuchanda.bhaduri@gmail.com

Samudra's youth festival
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Captivating Margam by Soundarya Igoor
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Exploratory performances at 'Re-rooted:
The Contemporary Dance Festival'
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Meraki
- Chitra Mahesh
e-mail: chithoo@gmail.com

Telugu Natyotsavam (Report)
- Sudha Sridhar
e-mail: sudhasridhar@hotmail.com

Bhramara Festival of Dance 2019
(Report)
- Anilkumar Singh
e-mail: singhanilkumar_sheshpal @ yahoo.com

Uni of Silicon Andhra: Inaugural class
graduation ceremony (Report)
- Srivani Vokkarane
e-mail: srirangadance@gmail.com

A narrative turns Kadamb's Meraki
into a metaphor
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com

Vijay Palaparty's A Letter to My
Teacher
- Aporup Acharya

An experience to watch
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@gmail.com

NRI Festival: Variegated expressions (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in

Stardom beckons him
- Jyothi Raghuram
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com

Sreedevi Unni's new avatar
(Report)
- G. Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com

Nrithya Pillai's adherence to tradition
- Prathik Sudha Murali
e-mail: prathik.murali93@gmail.com

Srinidhi Chidambaram's outstanding
Bharatanatyam recital
- Dr. Sunil Kothari

Aesthetic beauty of dance and music
- Joël Riou
Photo: Prithvi Krishna

Chiselled to perfection
- Jyothi Raghuram
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com

Malavika Venkatasubbaiah performs at
Nrithya Yaatra (Report)
- Srivatsa Shandilya
e-mail: vatsaphoto@gmail.com