The Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi exponent, who completes 75 years in dance, advocates stronger institutional funding, ...

Classical dance in India is based upon and influenced by the Natya Shastra, an ancient Indian text that is the foundation for performing arts. With so many unique and beautiful dance forms—each with a ...

Indian classical dance is an art that is in tradition for a long. The origin of Indian classical dance traces back to “Natya Shastra” .It is a Sanskrit text. History says that the first text of this ...

The highlight of the festival was Sattriya, one of India’s eight classical dance forms from Assam. Celebrating India’s rich cultural heritage, classical dance forms such as Sattriya, Chhau, Kathakali ...

India's classical dance traditions reflect centuries of cultural evolution, storytelling, devotion and artistic expression ...

She introduces herself as Saraswati Dasi from Colombia in South America. “My original name is Isabel,” says the 28-year-old as she resumes her Bharatanatyam practise. Guru Harish Gangani (extreme ...

Bharatanatyam, the oldest classical dance form, was originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Bharatanatyam is a blend of bhava, raga and tala, and was originally a temple dance performed by ...

At the age of 11 years, when most children are afraid to even think of stepping on the stage, Sreya PR made her arangetram, the debut onstage performance of a student of Indian classical dance and ...

What are the challenges for Indian classical dance forms sustaining their place in today’s world The many complex factors involved in this question include the potential dilution of tradition by ...

There is a firm belief among some practitioners of dance in India that a comprehensive and holistic approach to the study of dance is also a multidisciplinary one. The International Bureau of ...