Margazhi Tiruvizha in Makkal TV
For dance lovers in Malaysia, I see that Makkal TV (the Astro telecast) is featuring daily dance performances for Tamil compositions between 8.30- 9.30pm. I am not sure if viewers from […]
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Carnatic Darbar interviews dancers
Carnatic Darbar is featuring a series of interviews with dancers. The first few of the series have been published on the site. I will add in the rest as and when they […]
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 […]
Orchestrated troubles…
A prominent dancer is getting ready for her program at a dance festival. The vocalist calls in saying she wont be able to make it “Family problems!!!” The stunned dancer […]
Search for “Opportunities” and gaining “Visibility”
These are the 2 questions that I get over and over again from readers… How do you apply or get opportunities to perform in Sabhas (esp Chennai). What is the […]
An anonymous letter to young dancers and their parents!!!
Here is a comment from a fictitious name(INDIAN BRIDE) and from an equally fictitious email id, that I publish, because this is a view point that young dancers( issue not […]
Interesting read from The Hindu’s Dance/Music Season Coverage..
Importance of the Orchestra that accompanies a dance recital..Murali Parthasarathy, Swamimalai K Suresh, Radha Badri and G. Vijayaraghavan tell us more about it at http://www.hindu.com/ms/2009/01/07/stories/2009010750010100.htm Double Impact: Two is company. […]
A brief chat with Pooja Kumar
POOJA KUMAR , a vibrant and dynamic dancer, had her initial lessons in Bharathanatyam from Smt. Sujatha Srinivasan at the age of six. She took further training from Sri A. […]
Vaishnavism and related aspects in Bharathanatyam
A reader of this blog recently attended a dance program by Zakir Hussain titled “Narayanam”, that showcased his reasearch work in Vaishnavism.Zakir received training in dance under Chitra Visweswaran and […]
2008-2009 Madras Season Dance Awards
Season ’08-’09 Dance Awards Music Academy: awards Sangita Kala Acharya to Dance Guru Sarada Hoffmann. The awards will be confered at the Sadas on January 1, 2009 . The 82nd annual conference […]
Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web 