Shadkala Govinda Marar Award to Kalamandalam Sugandhi Prabhu
Browsing: Dance
What do Ramayana and Star Wars in common?
How are the arm movements in Mohiniyattam quite unique compared to the other South Indian classical dance forms?.
Nature offers a wide range of inspiration to Mohiniyattam. Nagabandha, the movement of the snake, has several deep connotations in Kerala’s folk culture
The book explores Kudiyattam as a phenomenon and the triangular relationship among the ways of doing of the performers, the ways of seeing of the audience…
A chance encounter with an audience from a different culture and the story behind intricate abhinaya .
Manduka Pada is identified as relating to the frog jump. Just like the amphibian qualities of a frog, the philosophical nature in a yogi helps transcend different worlds effortlessly
Tara Rajkumar writes on the the post-colonial dynamics of Indian classical dance and how it helped her traverse different cultures and continents.
Mayoora pada follows the foot work of a peacock and trains the dancer to be as emotive as the fanned-out feathers of the bird
The rooster takes on various meanings in rural India. Its role in Mohiniyattam
is noteworthy