Continuing the series on historical snippets, this post is about the penultimate/final piece in a dance performance, i.e., Tillana. For previous parts on the historical snippets, click on Part 1, Part 2, Part 3,Part […]
This post is a continuation of the previous posts about Bharatanatyam costumes (Part 16 and Part 17), excluding jewellery aspect of Aaharya, with some interesting tidbits. This is the third […]
What is the first thing that one notices when the curtains go up and lights shine on the dancer? 100 marks if you say the costume! To be honest, it’s the […]
For the current generation, 1973 sounds waaay long back in time. But, in reality it is not so long back. It was in 1973 that a dancer, T. Balasaraswati, was […]
For new readers, here are the links to the previous posts (part1, part2, part3, part4,part5, part6, part7, and part8). Continuing the theme from our earlier post, I will touch upon on one more […]
Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web 