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Sep 2025
SANCHARI.. More on the arts

Nita Ambani's India Weekend at Lincoln Center postponed amid U.S. - India trade flare-up
- Shubhangi Chowdhury
The much-anticipated Grand Indian Festival, presented by the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) as part of India Weekend at Lincoln Center at Damrosch Park, has been called off just days before its scheduled run, September 12-14, reportedly amid the U.S. - India trade dispute.

Swan Lake meets Odissi & pakhawaj in Germany. It was a conversation, not fusion
- Trisha Saklecha
Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake met Odissi with a new narrative drawn from Nala and Damyanti, the ancient Indian epic of exile, devotion, and reunion from the Mahabharata.

Kennedy Center cuts dance programming team, as top producers depart
- Travis M Andrews and Janay Kingsberry
Executives producing Broadway shows and the Kennedy Center Honors have resigned. The center also removed "China Red," an artwork installed in 2005.

To dance is to make the invisible felt: Sattriya dancer Dr Anwesa Mahanta
- Team Indulge
With Paramaleela, Anwesa Mahanta channels the spirit of Vaishnavite Bhakti through the poetic language of Sattriya.

Inside the sacred, silent trials: 5 Indian classical dance legends reveal what it takes to be chosen as a shishya
- Ishita Roy
In Indian classical dance, a debut isn't just a performance, it's a sacred passage into legacy.

The epic connect
- V.V. Ramani
Apsaras Dance Company and Era Dance Theatre's 'Ramayana: Celebrating the shared heritage' marked 60 years of India-Singapore diplomatic relations.

Steps to a higher realm
- Srividya
Natyarangam's annual program began with a production themed on Adi Shankara.

Battery Dance Festival is hosting $1 dance workshops this week
- Laura Ratliff
Learn moves from international dance pros for less than the price of your morning latte.

Chinese student captivates audience with her solo Bharatanatyam debut in Beijing
- PTI
For performers of Bharatanatyam, the ancient dance form of South India, Arangetram is their debut performance on stage in front of teachers and experts, besides the audience.

Layered with bhava
- V.V. Ramani
Young Bharatanatyam dancer Shruthipriya Vignesh impressed with her mature abhinaya.

Udupi's Vidushi Deeksha breaks 170-hr Bharatanatyam world record, aims to achieve 216-hour feat
- Daijiworld Media Network

Glimpses of a sacred life
- Srividya
Dancers blend verses, nritta and abhinaya to bring alive Ramanujacharya's life.

Whispers of wisdom
- Manasa Vijaylakshme C
Praveen Kumar conveyed complex philosophical ideas in his performance.

When dance becomes theatre
- Sarah Crompton
A spate of shows at Edinburgh blur the boundaries between forms.





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