Aniruddha Knight in Chennai
“Aniruddha Knight is the direct inheritor of the traditional style of dance and music that was codified two hundred years ago at the Royal Court of Thanjavur in southern India. […]
Category Archives: History of Bharathanatyam
Aharya Abhinayam- Excellence in Bharathanatyam Costume
Bright yellow… lime green… off-white… the dress matters as much as the dance. On those indispensable craftsmen, who make the art come alive. Kausalya Santhanam in her Report in […]
Chennai Music and Dance Festival – Best way to divert the mind
This festival is a tradition of music and dance set by our ancestors. Even Andal speaks of people getting together and singing and dancing in Margazhi, and she too dressed […]
Natyadarshan defines Sense, sensibility and sensuality
PERSPECTIVE When the medium of expression is the human body, how is ‘right’ defined? The seminar organised by Kartik Fine Arts searched for answers in the Natyadarshan Event. Here is […]
From Nautch to Natyam
An article by SRIRAM VENKATAKRISHNAN in The Hindu The 1932 Conference of the Music Academy was in progress at the People’s Park behind Ripon Buildings. Tiger Varadachariar was presiding and […]
How Bharatham danced its way into the Music Academy?
Here is probably one of the most important period of Bhartahnatyam documented in History:- “All interpretations of the history of Bharatanatyam agree on one thing — the role of the […]
Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web 