Smriti 2025
- Meghna Venkat & Sapna Rangaswamy
Smriti was thoughtfully curated, bringing diverse forms and artistes of stature to Chennai.
Unfolding the layers
- Manasa Vijaylakshme C
Veena Murthy Vijay and her disciples presented the diverse facets of the Kuchipudi repertoire.
Bharatholsavam: A festival to remember
- GS Paul
After a period of hibernation, Bharatham, the Thrissur-based cultural
outfit, woke up to organise a two-day festival of music and dance
recently.
Choreographic tribute
- Srividya
Guru Samarpanam featured pieces by various masters.
Akram Khan's Dust provides a deeply moving end to the opening Fall for Dance evening
- David Mead
New York City Center's 22nd Fall for Dance season, where this season
every ticket in the house costs just $23 at the box office ($30 online),
got underway with an ode to the artform, former Alvin Ailey Resident
Choreographer Jamar Roberts' Dance Is A Mother.
What's new at Nepathya?
- Achuthan TK
The festival featured Margi Madhu's take on two iconic Koodiyattam works.
Tracing his path
- Manasa Vijaylakshme C
Anand Satchidanandan depicted Ramana Maharishi's journey through his performance.
A seed that has fully blossomed
- Deepa Chakravarthy
CE travels to Melattur, a cultural landmark where religion, art and performance converge.
Of dance and daily life
- Anuj Kumar
The national award winning film 'Mau: The spirit dreams of Cheraw'
captures the beauty of bamboo dance and its connection to life in
Mizoram.
Songs from the fields
- Charumathi Supraja
An ensemble of artistes brought alive farmer-poet Bahinabai's verses.