Guru-Shishya – Learning Models in India
The traditional gurukul system offers a holistic learning experience. Isabel Putinja assesses its evolution in response to the challenges of the modern world.
19 December 2014
Month: December 2014
An Empty Pot – Contemporary Arts Training in the UK
Dancers and musicians Seeta Patel, Bhupinder Chaggar, Preetha Narayanan and Aakash Odedra shared with Jahnavi Harrison their varied experiences of learning in the UK. A consistent pattern emerged.
19 December 2014
Reader Focus – Dr. Sheelagh James
In a new occasional series we turn our gaze on the reader. Sheelagh James talked to Sanjeevini Dutta about her interest in Indian dance which dates back to a TV performance in 1952
19 December 2014
Skin, Uma (stree vesham) – and Other Journeys in Hari Krishnan’s Contemporary Indian Dance
Toronto-based artist Hari Krishnan is one of the most significant figures on the North American dance scene. Ketu Katrak examines what lies behind his growing international reputation
19 December 2014
Indian Temple – the Mise en Scène of the Divine
In the last of this series, Doria Tichit takes us on the journey of the devotee towards the divine.
19 December 2014
Korzo Indian Dance Festival
After years of upheaval in the Dutch theatre world due to budget cuts, calm has been restored. The Korzo Theater will go on and is strengthening its roots every year.
19 December 2014
Mythical Dances
GFEST is the umbrella name for nearly two weeks of films, visual arts, debates and live performances organised across London by the arts charity Wise Thoughts and focused on work by, or socio-cultural issues relating to, the LGBTQI community.
19 December 2014
Dhrupad and Shock of the New
Dhrupad and Shock of the New was the Darbar Festival’s North & South double billing for Saturday’s final evening performance. Representing the Hindustani Dhrupad… element was the Rudra vina player Jyoti Hegde, while Abhishek Raghuram represented the …Shock of the New.
19 December 2014
Best Then, Better Now: The Legendary Prabha Atre
Quite when Prabha Atre had last performed on British shores was the source of stage-whispered conjecture in the audience. One pundit assured everyone within earshot that it had been 1974.
19 December 2014
Lokkhi Terra
Phew! The world rocks. That’s the message that shook the floor at The Forge recently as Lokkhi Terra beat out… Read More
19 December 2014