When Rukmini Devi Arundale danced in a movie
Writing this post was an eye-opener to me, and I think it would be the same to you. But, there is a small selfish motive in writing this post. Read […]
Category Archives: Kalakshetra
Leela Samson videos!
I am a big fan of Leela Samson, so when I found via Raj and Ashley about this page where old videos of Leela Samson were available and I was […]
Kalakshetra’s Annual Rukmini Devi Celebrations 2013
Kalakshetra is celebrating “Remembering Rukmini Devi” this year from 20th February till 25th February. Venue: Rukmini Arangam Time: 6:30PM to 8:30PM On the opening day, the dance drama “Meenakshi Vijayam” […]
Bharatanatyam in China
Few years ago an article in The Hindu piqued our interests. It talked about the bharatanatyam dancer Jin Shan Shan, who is spreading the dance form among the Chinese in […]
Dancers interviews
It is always a refreshing delight to see the main stream media doing regular shows based on art, inclusive of music, dance, and visual arts. We know that NDTV Hindu […]
Kalakshetra’s 60th Annual Festival
Dates: 21st to 31st December 2012 Time: 6.30 PM to 8.30 PM Venue: Rukmini Arangam, Kalakshetra Foundation, Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai – 600041. The festival will be inaugurated by Sri. M. Hamid […]
Natyarangam – Baandhava Bharatham 2012
Thanks to Mr. Madhana for sharing this news with us. The annual dance festival of Natyarangam is here. This time it is based on relationships, hence aptly titled “Baandhava Bharatam”. […]
Dancing at the London Olympics 2012
Thanks to Mr. Madhana Raghavan for sharing this video link with us. Chennai dancers are going to add the classical zing to the London Olympics. The approximately 9 minutes choreography […]
Leela Samson Reinstated
News from the The Hindu 10 mins ago. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3585751.ece?homepage=true Leela Samson, who quit as the director of Kalakshetra Foundation on April 12 amid pressure from a section of the board, […]
More on Leela-Kalakshetra Controversy
While news has now officially emerged that “Kalakshetra board unanimous in backing Leela”, the speculations as to why her term extension was not considered favourably by a few quarters does […]
