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Narthaki Monthly Newsletter
November 2019
ARTICLES
Forbidden art
- Dr Subashini Pathmanathan
In Sri Lanka the role of temple dancers did not carry any particular ritual purpose in the Sri Lankan Hindu temple traditions.
A rare dance treasure
- Purnima Sharma
Despite dance enjoying a revered status in India, there is still no
museum dedicated to this old tradition of ours, except for the Mohan
Khokar Dance Collection.
Gotipua: The Boy Dancers of Odisha - I and II
- Aloka Kanungo
In a three-part series, Aloka Kanungo traces the history of the Gotipua tradition - the precursor to modern day Odissi. Part I ;
Part II
Are we ready for a new life?
- Kirtana Kumar
The most important gesture towards best practice in theatre support and
infrastructure is for curatorial and selection criteria to be clear and
accessible to the theatre community. Will we get there soon?