For a beginner, adavus are the most boring part of Bharatanatyam. The drudgery of repetition can have a robotic effect. Leela Samson’s ‘Aesthetics in the Adavu’ for the Indian Performing ...

As the rhythms of society shift, Bharatanatyam adapts to the age-old maxim — change is the only constant. Bharatanatyam’s endurance through the ages is rooted in its capacity for assimilation.

She also questions why Bharatanatyam continues to hold on to compositions that depict women in submissive roles. “Any art form has to evolve with the times,” she says. “If you watch a movie ...

A team of researchers at Anna University in Chennai has accurately identified and categorized 108 foundational Bharatanatyam dance poses using advanced computational techniques. J. Jayanthi and P.

While discussions about the aesthetics of Bharatanatyam are slowly and steadily moving forward, there has been minimal conversation about the impact the side-lining of the hereditary community has ...

Each night begins with a slide presentation by Rajika Puri, festival curator, and acclaimed dance storyteller. Night Two features a Bharatanatyam solo by the award-winning Rama Vaidyanathan. Rama ...

Bharatanatyam is no more a regional pride, it has become global, as popular as Yoga in the classical dance genre. What got democratised after the disenfranchisement of the matriarchal hereditary ...

Bharatanatyam dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan died at her residence here in the early hours of Thursday after battling cancer, her daughter-in-law and dancer Rama Vaidyanathan said. She had turned 86 ...

Bharatanatyam is a traditional Indian dance from the temples of Tamil Nadu in southern India. One of the most respected dance forms, a Bharatanatyam dance tells a story. In Indian mythology ...

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 ...