K.V. Prasad and G. Narendra honored with prestigious titles at the 69th Margazhi Mela inauguration in Chennai.

Ancient mudras offer a blueprint for smoother robot hand movement and could inspire new approaches to motor training and ...

My dance initiative does not only attempt to destabilise social hierarchies outside Bharatanatyam, but navigates its own problematic relationship with gender, class, caste, nationhood and ethnicity.

Lingayat poet Devara Dasimayya’s words resonate as a bitter reproof today. Dasimayya wrote the verse around 12th century, at a time when Kannada Vachana poetry was growing with the progressive ...

Vivek Ramanan, a multifaceted and dynamic U.S.-based young and highly talented Bharatanatyam artiste, presented an excellent solo recital on Sunday. Apart from his command over Bharatanatyam, he ...

Bharatanatyam, a later christening for what was known as Dasi Attam, in both its performance spaces of temple and court, given its history with the anti-devadasi movement played out at a high pitch in ...

Emerging from Tamil Nadu, Bharatanatyam is a revered Indian dance form with over two millennia of history. Notable for its hand gestures, rhythmic footwork, and graceful movements, the dance offers ...

Bharatanatyam is more than just movement and dance for Somi Somehsa — and she is passionate about sharing the experience. The history of Bharatanatyam goes back almost 2,000 years, but the traditional ...

A viral video depicting an elephant swaying behind Bharatanatyam dancers sparked joy online, with many interpreting it as dancing. However, wildlife experts clarified that the elephant's movements ...

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 ...