Some historical snippets of BN – Part 12 – The western gaze
If you have given BN performance to an uninitiated audiences either in India or abroad, the following might resonate with you. Before or after the performance, most audience are quite […]
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Is current Bharatanatyam form a type of modern dance?
Came across the new post in the “Footloose” column in The Hindu by Aranyani Bhargav titled “Tradition or Modernity?” dated July 6th 2012. Link to full article While a part […]
Indian Classical Dance videos – Film Division
If you came to this post, while looking for Bharatanatyam or dance related dance videos, then you are in the right place. However, if it was something akin to the […]
Some historical snippets of Bharatanatyam – Part 4
Apologies to blog followers for this delayed post. Again this is a continuation of our previous posts (part1, part2, part3) historical series on Bharatanatyam and its history. As mentioned in […]
Expressions: The season
Excerpts from Compilations by Lalitha Venkat in Narthaki:- Comments by Dancers Margazhi for dancers is, indeed, a mad stampede. Are we happy about this? Absolutely. Yet, as I dream about […]
What’s your kind of Bharathanatyam?
I have always been amazed at how each person looks for their own thing in Bharatahanatyam. While some enjoy vigorous Nritta, others savour Abhinaya. Some succumb to the pleasures of […]
A Careful List of Do’s and Don’ts for Dancers
These are an excerpt from the various opinions expressed in Narthaki discussion forum. I sort views/suggestions to promote interest in Classical Arts. Here are some specifics for Dancers/choreographers/Gurus… I assure […]
Bharathanatyam and the worldwide web 