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Sacred Space: Upcoming film: Odissi - from the temples to the contemporary stage
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November 30, 2011. Upcoming film: Odissi - from the temples to the contemporary stage. Documentary filmmaker Sandrine Da Costa’s latest project takes a look at the history and evolution of Odissi, the classical dance from the state of Orissa. I had the opportunity to collaborate with Sandrine on this project last July. We travelled around Orissa visiting dance schools and meeting gurus and dancers, as well as dance historians, musicians and art critics. February 11, 2012 at 6:39 AM. Join the Facebook page.
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Sacred Space: The revival of dance as temple ritual
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February 11, 2013. The revival of dance as temple ritual. Many of India’s classical dance traditions originated in the temples, where dance was presented as a sacred ritual offering to the deity. Eventually Indian classical dance moved from these sacred spaces to performance venues, where it is performed today as entertainment to large audiences. Meanwhile, the temple has become a popular scenic backdrop for dance festivals like Khajuraho, Chidambaram and Mukteshwar. Using these references and inputs, Sw...
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Sacred Space: Nrityagram: Living for dance
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October 10, 2010. Nrityagram: Living for dance. Deep in the South Indian countryside, there is a place where dancers live to dance,. 8220;…a place where anyone with a passion for dance could come and stay and train, not having to worry about finances or anything else, and devote themselves one hundred per cent to dance. The students would live on the campus learning all the major classical dance styles from the best gurus.”. What is the recipe for Nrityagram’s success? Photos courtesy of Nrityagram.
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Sacred Space: The karana sculptures of Thanjavur temple
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March 20, 2011. The karana sculptures of Thanjavur temple. Image Source: The Hindu). As part of the 2010-2011 music and dance season, the Music Academy Madras ran an interesting lecture series every morning during the second half of December. On December 21st, renowned Bharata Natyam dancer and scholar, Dr Padma Subrahmanyam, presented a one-hour talk on the karana sculptures of the Brihadeeshwara Temple in Thanjavur (Tanjore). Watch 1000 dancers dance at a 1000-year-old temple:. It was an employee of th...
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Sacred Space: September 2014
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September 16, 2014. Upcoming workshop with Birju Maharaj in Bangalore: 27-30 November 2014. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Join the Facebook page. Follow me on Twitter. Subscribe in a reader. Enter your email address:. An Introduction to Indian Classical Dance. Nrityagram: Living for dance. The karana sculptures of Thanjavur temple. The revival of dance as temple ritual. Leela Samson: A love for beauty, life and expression. Dhimsa dance in the Araku Valley. Vilasini Natyam: A dance tradition revived.
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Sacred Space: Experiences of the traditional gurukul system: past and present
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December 25, 2014. Experiences of the traditional gurukul system: past and present. Curious about this traditional system of learning and its viability today, I spoke to musicians and dancers who have had the benefit of training in a gurukul. Some are attempting to continue this same tradition by teaching their own students in the same way. They shared with me their learning and teaching experiences and the challenges of replicating the gurukul system. Right: SK Rajaratnam Pillai). Known for high standar...
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Sacred Space: Upcoming workshop with Birju Maharaj in Bangalore: 27-30 November 2014
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September 16, 2014. Upcoming workshop with Birju Maharaj in Bangalore: 27-30 November 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Join the Facebook page. Follow me on Twitter. Subscribe in a reader. Enter your email address:. An Introduction to Indian Classical Dance. Nrityagram: Living for dance. The karana sculptures of Thanjavur temple. The revival of dance as temple ritual. Leela Samson: A love for beauty, life and expression. Dhimsa dance in the Araku Valley. Vilasini Natyam: A dance tradition revived.
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Sacred Space: Aditi Mangaldas premieres her latest production 'Within'
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September 5, 2013. Aditi Mangaldas premieres her latest production 'Within'. Aditi Mangaldas is one of the biggest names in Kathak today and needs no introduction to Indian dance enthusiasts. Known for her virtuosity and innovative choreography which takes a strong foundation in classical dance and blends it with a contemporary sensibility, combined with a refined aesthetic sense for stage and costume design, her productions have received critical acclaim across the world. Are they in ever half embrace?
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Sacred Space: Gitanjali Kolanad’s Sleeping with Movie Stars
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January 15, 2012. Gitanjali Kolanad’s Sleeping with Movie Stars. The title promises to titillate. And it does. But this collection of nine short stories by Gitanjali Kolanad. Is not only about a young woman’s coming of age but also a candid glimpse into the world of a dancer. The stories are based on her experiences living in the Madras of the 1970s where she studied Bharata Natyam at Kalakshetra. And later during the 1980s when she returned to India as a mother and settled in Delhi. Was about another in...
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Sacred Space: Leela Samson: A love for beauty, life and expression
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October 12, 2010. Leela Samson: A love for beauty, life and expression. Leela Samson, a former student of Kalakshetra who had the privilege of studying directly under Rukmini Devi, is one of India’s best-known Bharata Natyam dancers. She taught for some years at Kalakshetra and toured all over the world as a member of its dance troupe. She is also a respected teacher, choreographer and writer. Below: dance class at Kalakshetra by Isabel). Photo of Leela Samson by P. Ravindran courtesy The Hindu. Her biog...
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