Dance and Jewellery
In this month’s Roving Eye, curated by Dr. Anita Ratnam, I chanced upon the interesting fusion of jewellery on a Bharatanatyam dancer. It was indeed eye-catching, making me wonder if […]
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Madras Music and Dance Season 2014-2015 schedule
“Love is in the air” an often quoted phrase by those who are blinded by love, AND this may as well be modified to “Season is in the air” for […]
Madras Music and Dance Season 2013-2014
Its that time of the year again! Kutcheris, lec-dems and gossip galore. BN&WWW will put up all season rated info here in this post. We will help you find a seat […]
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 […]
“Valid presence of contemporary Indian??? “We dont call your work contemporary. You do!!”
Featured below are excerpts from KSL’s response to Ms. Anita Ratnam’s recent foreword on Narthaki. I am attaching the original document for those of you who dont shy away from anything more […]
CBSE Schools looking for dance teachers!!!
The Government of India is supposedly thinking of including Classical dance and music as CORE study options from Class One at CBSE schools. Throughout India, openings for around 3000 teachers […]
Anita Ratnam’s Verdict on Madras Season 2009-2010
A reader has brought to our attention Anita Ratnam’s observation on the season that is now coming to an end. The comment itself is published in her website Narthaki.com. She identifies the 4 top […]
Music and Dance Season 2009-2010
I will consolidate all posts on the Madras dance and Music Season 2009-2010. For those of you who would like to know what it is like , “The Hindu” had […]
Natyakala conference Updates
This year’s Natyakala conference as you may recall had “Ramayana” as its theme and was convened by Ananda Shankar Jayant. Interviews with the participants/presenters at Natyakala conference organized this season (Dec […]
Tenth annual performance of Kaisiki Natakam- Vaishnavism
The tenth revival performance of the all night ritual theatre tradition KAISIKI NATAKAM will take place on December 9, 2008 at Tirukurungudi, Tamilnadu . The sacred environs of the AZAGIYA NAMBI […]
Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web 