How to save a sad, lonely, angry and mean society
- David Brooks
Recently, while browsing in the Museum of Modern Art store in New York, I
came across a tote bag with the inscription, “You are no longer the
same after experiencing art.”
Technology takes over techniques of naatya
- VP Dhananjayan
It is heartening to see a surfeit of professional productions in the
Naatya arena attracting a huge mixed audience being entertained with a
fairly good standard of dancing.
Response to T. M. Krishna’s Opinion article
- Jeetendra Hirschfeld
In his latest Opinion article, singer T. M. Krishna again reminds us of
the historical and ongoing injustices within Bharatanatyam art.
Delicacy in a Time of Crisis: The Dancers and Singers of M.V. Dhurandhar in the Early 20th Century
- Donovan Roebert
M.V. Dhurandhar (1867-1944) was a highly gifted, academically trained
Indian artist, often rated second in skill only to Raja Ravi Varma.
On Mohiniyattam’s ascent
- Mythili Maratt Anoop
Mohiniyattam, like other theatrical arts of Kerala, has been dramatic,
but the real-life drama that unfolded in the past few days has
catapulted Mohiniyattam to the segment of main/ hard news from being
perhaps a byte in the arts and culture segment.
How storytelling became a Vedic tool
- Devdutt Pattanaik
What distinguishes Indian storytelling is the emphasis on the aesthetic
experience. The story is supposed to churn our mind and produce
sensations (rasa) and emotions (bhava), which hopefully grants us
insight (darshan) into the human condition.
The story of how Chhau escaped from royal palaces and became the entertainment of the common man
- Malini Nair
Emerging from mid-19th century martial training of elite fighters, Chhau
had to go through a tortuous journey to become a celebratory form of
entertainment.
Dancers at home
- Akhila Krishnamurthy
When professional performance gets closer and cosy.
