The Arangetram or first performance has evolved into an extravagant occasion, often costing several lakhs. But it was never meant to be about the size of the auditorium, or fancy lighting, or catering ...

Udupi: Vidushi Deeksha V from Udupi attempted a new world record for the longest Bharatanatyam dance performance, from Aug 21 to 30. She has claimed to perform Bharatanatyam for a record-breaking ...

A 17-year-old girl achieved the feat of becoming the second Chinese student to perform 'Arangetram', a solo debut of the ancient Indian dance form Bharatanatyam, highlighting its growing popularity ...

A group of Bharatanatyam dancers has taken the internet by surprise with their graceful yet energetic performance to the viral Marathi song ‘Shaky’. The video, shared as an Instagram reel, shows six ...

Remona Evette Pereira only took 15 minute breaks every three hours Dubai: Indian student Remona Evette Pereira is making headlines for her remarkable 170-hour performance of Bharatanatyam, a classical ...

The two Singapore-based brothers did not want to rely on influencers for this dance The brothers reimagined the song through classical movement — respecting, not replicating, two very different worlds ...

In an extraordinary celebration of dedication, endurance, and Indian classical artistry, Remona Evette Pereira, a BA student at St Aloysius Deemed to be University in Mangaluru, has etched her name ...

Apeksha Niranjan’s 60-minute performance at the Movement, Physical and Dance Theatre International Festival was a fusion of traditional Bharatanatyam with innovative storytelling and musical blends ...

Bharatanatyam is no more a regional pride, it has become global, as popular as Yoga in the classical dance genre. What got democratised after the disenfranchisement of the matriarchal hereditary ...

When we watch a Bharatanatyam performance today, do we ever question its relevance? Generations of dancers have enacted compositions where the nayika yearns for her lover. But in a world where women ...

Divya Hoskere is a young Bharatanatyam dancer and academician. A disciple of P. Praveen Kumar, she is a PhD scholar at the School of Humanities at NIAS. Her broad area of research includes the study ...

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 ...