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August 2023
SANCHARI.. More on the arts

Van Cleef & Arpels builds upon a century-long love affair with dance
- Morgan Becker
Ahead of the maison's third Dance Reflections Festival, director Serge Laurent discusses New York's greats, and the city's role in the evolution of the choreographic arts.

Indian Performing Arts Convention 2023
- Samudri
The 12th edition of the Indian Performing Arts Conference (IPAC) 2023, a brainchild of Aravinth Kumarasamy of Apsaras Arts, Singapore, kick-started on 17 June 2023 with over 50 participants and resources flown in from India.

State's first exclusive Kathakali museum to come up on Pampa's banks
- U. Hiran
An array of splendid life-size statues of Kathakali characters, divided and identified with the colour coding of facial make up and costume, will provide an extravagant spectacle against a minimal setting.

What sets Koodiyattam apart?
- TK Achuthan
The annual Gurusmarana Festival in Irinjalakuda reiterated the importance of the actor and the acting manual.

Mature portrayal
- V.V.Ramani
GV Pranathi impressed with her abhinaya.

The lore and the leelas
- Rupa Srikanth
To mark the 20th year of her school, Sumitra Nitin revived a five decade old dance production.

Dinosaurs are alive in Hong Kong Ballet's new production: company leans into digital technology as collaborators flex their creative skills
- Ashlyn Chak
In Hong Kong, even the most traditional of art forms are embracing digital technology.

How a lack of dance criticism in the U.S. affects international dancers' visa applications
- Zachary Whittenburg
Although a lot of dance slips easily past language barriers, its global circulation is increasingly expensive and relies heavily on the written word. In order to be approved for domestic employ­ment, professionals without a U.S. passport need exten­sive paperwork.

In step with the Song of the Lord
- Deepa Natarajan Lobo
Kathak artiste Pali Chandra has, for the first time, portrayed the entire Gita Govinda in Kathak in a digital interpretation of the classical poem.

Revisiting an iconic production
- V.V.Ramani
Uma Murali recently staged Vempati Chinna Satyam's 'Sri Krishna Parijatham' to mark her 50 years in dance.

A cultural exchange
- Akshaya Pillai
As artistes from the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and the Chitrasena Dance Company prepare to present ĀHUTI at the NCPA, they speak about Kandyan, Odissi and the importance of cross -border collaborations.







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