Apprentice Dancer
Hiten Mistry who gave his arangetram recently is interviewed by Kavya Kaushik.
7 June 2010
Issue
Ray of Light
The director of sampad shares her experiences of setting up one of UK’s most dynamic South Asian art’s agencies.
7 June 2010
Alchemy 2010 — Ganga Nitya Vaahini – The Eternal River
In a panel discussion on Indian dance held the previous day, Malavika Sarukkai, a solo bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer from India, commented that she sees her practice of dance not in terms of tradition or change but tradition and change
7 June 2010
Alchemy 2010 — Dance Triple Bill
A triple bill of dance at the South Bank’s Alchemy festival may have been intended as a showcase for young up-and-coming artists, but in the event it was an absent 80-year-old who dominated the programme: Kumudini Lakhia.
7 June 2010
Sharira
Chandralekha (1928-2006), a Chennai-based choreographer, poet and graphic designer, was a pioneer of modern Indian dance. Never one to shy away from provocation or controversy, she consistently flouted notions of ‘tradition’ in Indian dance.
7 June 2010
From the Heart
Anusha Subramanyam is well-known in dance circles for her work with special needs and community groups and as an excellent bharatanatyam teacher.
7 June 2010
The Manganiyar Seduction
Take forty-three musicians from the heart of the Rajasthan desert (handle carefully); one well-formed stage set, and 300 small light bulbs. Gradually combine ingredients together one by one, and then knead rhythmically for one hour.
7 June 2010
Sunil Kant Gupta (bansuri) and Jyotsna Srikanth (violin)
A double bill of Hindustani and carnatic music from Sunil Kant Gupta and Jyotsna Srikanth
7 June 2010
Alchemy 2010 — The Music of AR Rahman
AR Rahman is a composer who comes trailing a mean list of plaudits, panegyrics and platitudes behind him. For Alchemy 2010 he summoned a team to match the statistics.
7 June 2010
Soumik Datta and Shivkumar Sharma
A final evening double-bill of Soumik Datta and Shivkumar Sharma at the Darbar Festival
7 June 2010