Adavus form a very important element which needs to be learnt with great perfection.
Derived from Hastalakshnadeepika, the Hasta mudras in Mohiniyattam plays the most important role in angika…
The Nritya Kalanidhi awardees are Rama Vaidhyanathan (2020), Narthaki Nataraj (2021) and Bragha Bessell (2022).
Chalakkudy Maholsavam featured Panchari melam, Kathakali, Sopana Sangeetham, Carnatic music, Mohiniyattam and Ottanthullal among others.
How the K elements in the West have influenced the imagination and esthetics collectively.
Unlike his Kritis praising Krishna, Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi’s compositions praising lord Shiva are not popular. But they are unique in many ways.
Indian classical music lost one of its brightest stars today, as santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma breathed his last. He was 84.
Carnatic classical music and dance festival hosted by the IFAASD in San Diego brings back the charm of live concerts.
Innovative acts and external recognition through accolades could help catapult the circus industry to newer heights Circus is not only a medium of entertainment but also…
Playwright C L Jose has turned 90. A peek into his plays and theater. C L Jose is a firm believer of the universal axiom, .…
An interview with Satyabrata Rout, author of Scenography: An Indian Perspective.
Kapila Venu in conversation with India Art Review’s Aroma Warsi. In a candid and insightful conversation, the young practitioner of Kerala’s ancient theatre of Sanskrit plays, opens up on the art, politics and heritage of Koodiyattam and how she’s evolved as a student and exponent of the complex, enchanting theatre form. Tune in.
The author looked down on romance novels, until he read Georgette Heyer’s Black Sheep.
Why Year One is widely acknowledged as the source of Christopher Nolan’s cult Batman Begins
Ace cinematographer Ravi K Chandran has moved the camera for iconic movies such as Kannathil Muthamittal, Dil Chahta Hai and Black talks to India Art Review on his journey into the world of lenses and lights, and offers a philosophical masterclass on the subtle art of cinematography.
Dense in philosophy, the paintings of KT Mathai connect our life and lived times with death and timelessness.
Time is both the subject and object in the works of Kerala sculptor Jigesh Kumar.
The photographs of Biju Ibrahim at Lokame Tharavadu flash on a unique reckoning of human life.
In ‘Attention is the Fire’, PK Umesh paints a frighteningly enchanting ecosphere of extremes.
Paintings and drawings of C Bhagyanath unravel a world of absolute enigmatism.
How artist Tom Vattakuzhy creates ‘soulful conversations’.
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