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February 2024
SANCHARI.. More on the arts

How 'A Million Sitas' spoke for women across the globe
- Hema Iyer Ramani
Staged recently at the Narthaki Studio and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, it proved Anita Ratnam's sensibility and understanding as an artiste and a human being.

The aura and the art
- Rupa Srikanth
90 year old Vyjayantimala drew a full house at her performances this Season.

Mohan Khokar: Tribute to a pioneer
- Aparna U
The archives were donated to IGNCA by the inheritors Saroja MK and Ashish.

India's first and biggest dance conclave has shed its rarefied air to walk into the real world
- Malini Nair
In late December, the annual Natya Kala Conference, the most exalted platform for classical dancers, set aside tradition to engage with contemporary subjects.

Folk & fabulous
- V.R. Devika
Idagunji Mahaganapathy Yakshagana Mandali's performance showed why the audience for this traditional theatre is growing.

Malavika Sarukkai and the art of owning the space
- Rupa Srikanth
When the dancer goes up on stage, she packs enough surprises in her performance.

Shoonya to Shatabdi
- Ashish Khokar
While most things start humbly, some grow to become a banyan tree.

Heart talk
- V.V. Ramani
A Lakshmanaswamy explored the many shades of love.

Geeta Chandran's Samagati investigates what the Purusharthas could mean today
- Rupam Jain
Ahead of her performance in Chennai, we indulge in a conversation with the dancer.

Best foot forward
- Rupa Srikanth
Anwesha Das impressed with her mature and imaginative approach.

The oft told Margazhi story
- Manasa Vijaylakshme C
'Andalin Arangan' brought alive Andal's devotion for Ranganatha.

Sanjay Agarwal's family acquires stake in Teamwork Arts producers of Jaipur Literature Festival
- Livemint
Collectively, the two organisations have joined hands to envisage and create value for the arts in India and abroad.
How can dancers bring their art alive on stage?
- Lakshmi Sreeram
The Dance for Dance festival showed how artistes constantly look for new ideas and inspirations.

New forays into abhinaya and nritta at the Dance for Dance Festival
- Harish Bal
The three-day festival ended with performances by senior and young dancers.

Unquiet flows the river
- Rupa Srikanth
'Whispers along the Kaveri' was more academic than aesthetic.

The love angle
- V.V. Ramani
Meenakshi Chitharanjan's 'When the arrow strikes' was about the myriad shades of Manmatha.

Classical dance forms present a visual treat on Day One
- Navamy Sudhish
Contestants of Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam and Kathakali enthral the audience at the State School Arts Festival.

Sounds of silence
- Rupa Srikanth
Priyadarsini Govind seems to have internalised every nuance of her craft.

In pictures: Thangaat brings folk dances from Gujarat to Kolkata's Kala Mandir
- Vedant Karia
Ninety performers, aged six to 65, presented 10 unique dance forms to the audience.

Revisiting Madurai
- V.V. Ramani
'Thadathagai' narrated the story of Meenakshi and Sundareswar but with no additional nuance.

Darpana at 75: A beacon of artistic courage and vision
- Arvind Das
Situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River, close to the serene Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, 'Darpana' was established in 1948. The institute has completed 75 years of existence.

'Craft in Dance': A celebration of Balinese and Indian cultural narratives
- BNN Correspondents
At the heart of the exhibition were the costumes designed for the dance production named 'Arisi: Rice.'

The Mysore bani's charm
- Saraswathi Vasudevan
Ranjitha Vivin displayed the parampara's stylistic features.

The face said it all
- V.V. Ramani
Sumithra Subramaniam's abhinaya added lustre to her performance.






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