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Leela Samson: Return to the Rhythm
After a series of high-decibel rows ended her last brush with officialdom, Leela Samson is back where she belongs
Mundu Goes Modern
The traditional dress of Kerala gets a makeover with designer prints, bright new colours, Velcro strips and side pockets
The Boogie Man
The enduring appeal of Jaaved Jaaferi, arguably India’s first celebrity dancer and standup comic, who is back with yet another season of Boogie Woogie
A Lost Idyll
In its almost 80 years of existence, Chennai’s Kalakshetra has become more about preservation than innovation. The appointment of a new director may breathe new life into this once-revolutionary institution
Inhabiting the Male Body
Contemporary dancer Mandeep Raikhy explores ideas of masculinity in his piece A Male Ant Has Straight Antennae
Of Raised Eyebrows
If women dancers faced the ‘devadasi stigma’, men didn’t have it easy either in a field where there was no readymade space for them. The story of VP Dhananjayan’s struggle to break away from Kalakshetra and establish himself as a solo male Bharata Natyam dancer
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