When watching Indian classical dance, there's a lot going on: the folding and unfolding of the dancers' pleated costumes, their eyes moving back and forth between thick black eyeliner, their hands ...
Saturday, April 29 is World Dance Day. And fittingly, that holiday falls on day two of the ninth annual American Natya Festival. Organized by St. Louis-based Soorya Performing Arts, this weekend’s ...
Every artist confronts her past, and, in the case of the Indian dancer Bijayini Satpathy, that past is both a country and a colonial legacy. Satpathy performs Odissi, a dance style from the eastern ...
Bharatanatyam, which developed in Hindu temples in South India, is one of the world’s oldest classical dances — and possibly one of the most complex. Local audiences will have a chance to experience ...
Bharatanatyam, originating from Tamil Nadu, India, is recognised as the world’s oldest classical dance form. Rooted in temple ...
At the recently held event Punarodbhava, Punekars got a glimpse of what happens when the world of Indian martial arts and classical dance unite. Performers effortlessly fused Kalaripayattu and ...