“My job as a nurse is taking up too much of my time. There is very little time left for my dance after the relentless schedule I follow as a nurse. Then I have responsibilities to my own parents and ...
ISLAMABAD: A talk by cultural connoisseur, Ally Adnan, on the story of Kathak, a classical Indian dance form, pulled enthusiasts of dance, music and culture to the Serena hotel Thursday evening. The ...
IN her groundbreaking book, India’s Kathak Dance in Historical Perspective, Margaret Walker dispels myths about the formation of Kathak by arguing that prior to the 1930s a dance by that name did not ...
In an effort to beat the pandemic blues, SPIC MACAY launched the ‘Sarva Mangal Yog Series’ online with a versatile mix of dance, music, art and craft workshops alongside a yoga camp. The workshops ...
Each ‘style’ (as in ‘Bharatanatyam’ and ‘Kathak’ featured in BBC Young Dancer) has its demanding, characteristic physical vocabulary and repertoire to express this. But all share a common, ...
In the vibrant world of Indian classical dance, Shivani Varma stands as both a torchbearer and a trailblazer. A distinguished disciple of the legendary Pt. Birju Maharaj and Guru Shovana Narayan, she ...
India is famous for its rich cultural heritage and classical dance forms are one of its most treasured artistic traditions. The dance forms are interesting due to a combination of music, storytelling, ...
A remarkable journey of discovery, reading like a mystery novel on the trail of a still living temple tradition, fills the opening chapters of Shovana Narayan and Geetika Kalha’s Kathak Lok. Their ...
When Ms Zoe Tan took the stage last October, the lawyer by training was stepping into a practice defined by rhythm, control and expression. She was performing Kathak – a classical Indian dance known ...