Rama Vaidyanathan expertly treads the line between classicism and popular appeal

The oldest surviving Sanskrit theatre tradition returns in its original long form

Sooraj Subramaniam is one of the most sought after freelance dancers in the world today. He tells Malini Nair how he bends and blends genres

Over the last five decades Malavika Sarukkai has reserved the right to dream in her performances. The Bharatanatyam dancer in conversation with Malini Nair

Maya Krishna Rao is a solo act in the theatre of protest

Gauri Diwakar combines the traditional and the modern

Kapila Venu gives a feminist and modern twist to the ancient dance form of Koodiyattam

The story of a performer who dared

Amruta Patil in her graphic retelling of the Mahabharata reimagines women as epic beings

After a series of high-decibel rows ended her last brush with officialdom, Leela Samson is back where she belongs

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…