Ramli Ibrahim: The Doyen of Odissi
- Preveena Balakrishnan
Ramli had trained under a galaxy of gurus in Malay folk dance, classical
ballet, modern dance and contemporary dance. Because of this, his dance
choreography is shaped by eclectic influences of world dances...
Kalpana: A Bharatanatyam dancer in Paris
- Éliane Béranger
From an early age, Kalpana was influenced by the spirit of tradition,
the western one. Both her parents were musicians, amateurs with a high
level. Kalpana's birth name is Martine Métayer, and she was born in
Paris.
T Reddi Lakshmi: It was either money or contentment and I chose the latter
- Vijay Shanker
I always felt that portraying the character of Satyabhama and performing the full-length Bhama Kalapam was very challenging.