Mumbai-based Odissi danseuse Jhelum Paranjape has been committed to promoting and popularizing Odissi among the youth through her dance school 'Smitalay' in Mumbai. How do you feel about it? Odissi is ...

It is only half in jest that Kumkum Mohanty rues the absence of an equivalent of the Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code in classical dance. “All this jumping around to excite and impress ...

Chhau originated as an all-male tradition, Gotipua limited to pre-pubescent boys dressed as female, and the Odissi in the temple tradition was performed by women dedicated to spiritual service. The ...

One of the most significant contributions of Odisha to Indian culture and classical dance is Odissi. Witnessing it being performed against a backdrop of ancient temples is to witness beauty and poetry ...

Odissi is one of the famous classical Indian dances from Orissa state. Odissi is a highly inspired, passionate, ecstatic and sensuous form of dance. Like most of the South Indian classical dances of ...

DELHI : When Zofia Lichota puts on the elaborate costumes for an Odissi dance performance, it’s always a perfect fit. The Indian classical dance form from the state of Odisha has found for itself a ...

Over the years, Nrityagram, in the able hands of Surupa Sen and lighting designer Lynne Fernandes, has evolved its own aesthetics of presentation. Their latest production ‘Ahuti’ was no exception.

The colours are diffused, the shots are blurred, and the rumble of a train often punctuates the two-hour recording. Yet what the home video captures is priceless – a filmed document of the early days ...