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January 2024
SANCHARI.. More on the arts

Rama Vaidyanathan on TranscenDance
Anita Ratnam speaks to Rama Vaidyanathan on "Natya that traverses, transposes & transforms", a conversation about the wider ecology of Dance.

Growing up with the season
- Alarmel Valli
From watching legendary artistes to evolving as a dancer, the December music and dance festival defines my journey.

Roja Kannan on 'Expanding Horizons-Diaspora & Indian dance'
In this episode from 'Between Us' by Anita Ratnam on Spotify, Roja Kannan, Bharatanatyam dancer and curator speaks about performers of Indian dance in the diaspora and the NATYA DARSHAN conference in Chennai.

An epic rendition
- Sonu M Kothari
Bharatanatyam dancer Anitha Guha's Bharathanjali School brings a lesser-known episode of the Ramayana in the form of a dance drama titled Parishvanga Pattabhishekam.

Harmonising Art: Mastering the art of dance music
- KTP Radhika
The recent seminar on dance music emphasized mindful listening, emotional connectivity, and developing unique artistic styles.

Another retelling
- Rupa Srikanth
Rama Katha was a straight jacketed narration.

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023): Intersections and Interstices: Dance and Censorship
Volume 2 of the South Asian Dance Intersections (SADI) offers some provocative and significant writing and compilations.

Fabric of society
- Monika Monalisa
Neythe by Malayalam actor Rima Kallingal celebrates the unsung efforts of weaving artisans.

Performing Arts: Dance
- Bimbavati Devi
The article is about the process that went into adapting the repertoire of Manipuri to portray the resistance and agency of women in a unique dance production.

Anthony Madu: Viral in Nigeria, ballet in the UK
From dancing in the streets of Lagos, Anthony went viral on social media.

'Drawn to it': Youngsters attending Pune's Sawai Gandharva festival carry the rich legacy forward
- Ravina Warkad
Anchor Anand Deshmukh said many people felt proud just to attend the Sawai Gandharva fest in Pune even if they did not understand the music, but the young come with an understanding and a willingness to learn.

Culture in a time capsule: All you need to know about the evolving spirit of Chennai's annual, 100-year-old Margazhi festival
- Vaishali Vijaykumar
Performing artists, rasikas, and other stakeholders share insights on what makes Margazhi special and how it has evolved into a people-driven movement.

Usual narrative, unusual attempt
- V.V. Ramani
Bharatanatyam met martial and folk art forms but not seamlessly, in Sushupthi.

A dance dedicated to a deity
- Express News Service
Anwesha Das's first performance of this avatar, a thematic presentation on the then newly-renovated Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Temple of Yadadri, was in Hyderabad last year.





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