Intricate hand gestures, purposeful footwork, expertly controlled facial expressions – a Bharatanatyam dancer must possess all these qualities to fully convey the essence of a story. When melodious ...
For Meghna Chakraborty, dance is more than an art form—it’s the story of her life. Having started training in Bharatanatyam at the age of four, Meghna’s journey with the classical Indian dance style ...
Harini Sri, a 13-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu, performed Bharatanatyam for three hours straight to raise funds for Wayanad landslides, donating Rs 15,000 -- including her savings -- to the Chief ...
On a cool December evening somewhere in Chennai, a dancer begins the third jathi in a varnam, leaping into the air and landing on her knees before breaking into a split, perfectly timed to the music.
Bharatanatyam is the oldest form of Indian classical dance to exist, and is regarded as an elegant and devotional fine art, exploring the Hindu depths of spirituality. It is a dance that I myself too, ...
Parama Padam, a solo Bharatanatyam performance, became the new dance production for the latest global tour of Apsara Arts in 2017. Mohanapriyan Thavarajah had just stepped inside the famous shrine in ...
Dressed in a brilliant peacock-blue sari, Kamala Lakshmi Narayanan is surrounded by a sea of reds, pinks, greens, oranges and golds in the costumes worn by her students as she leads them through ...
HONG KONG, July 30, 2014 - Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form that originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu, a southern province of India. This dance form denotes various 19th- 20th-century ...
Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form that originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu, a southern province of India. This dance form denotes various 19th- 20th-century reconstructions of Sadir, ...