As Navaratri draws near, the city finds itself preparing not just for devotion but for dance, a performance that celebrates ...

Bharatanatyam guru Sarada Hoffman, a Kalakshetra pioneer and Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee, has died at 96 in the US.

Alladi Sarada, a legendary Bharatanatyam artist and teacher at Kalakshetra, known for her precision and legacy in dance.

A video of two choreographers performing Bharatnatyam to Vidya Balan's hit song 'Mere Dholna' has delighted the internet.

Dancer-choreographer Leela Samson unpacks histories and movements that have brought us to the present moment in Bharatnatyam, ...

Second, Bharatanatyam is often consumed by outsiders, but because it’s not as popular as the aforementioned dance styles, it often gets exoticized. Viewers see it as strange or different – a novelty ...

Shoba Narayan is a trailblazer. She’s made history not once but twice in four years. Her Broadway Principal debut in 2017 as Natasha in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 was not only a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Annoyed by the never-ending pipe-laying work initiated by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board (BWSSB) in March this ...