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Bharatanatyam

A Sacred Confluence

Akhila Krishnamurthy

London-based dancer Akram Khan leads a creative lab in Tamil Nadu where participants revisit the traditions of classical Indian dance and music

To a Beat of Its Own

A Bharatanatyam class provides a safe and creative space for transgender students in Chennai

Dancing up a Storm

The story of a performer who dared

Malavika Sarukkai: A Life in Motion

On the eve of the famous Margazhi festival in Chennai, Bharatanatyam legend Malavika Sarukkai relives the liberating journey of three decades in which her body and soul became one

The Balancing Act

Bharatanatyam dancer Priyadarsini Govind had to use the finer nuances of various arts to transform the Kalakshetra Foundation

The Poet Turns Muse

Those familiar with Rabindranath Tagore’s works will be surprised, shocked even, to find his poems reinterpreted in modern choreographies by noted Odissi and Bharatanatyam dancers.

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