A Lost Idyll

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

Confessions of a Dance Choreographer

Fluid Form

Dancing in water is about letting go of the human urge to control, says choreographer Chris Lechner

Death Becomes Them

The story of a troupe of dance refugees from war-torn Iraq, one of whom performs with a bullet inside him

Dancing Poles

Stealing the show is becoming something of a habit with this young Polish troupe. Rajasthan loved them too

The Modern Radha

An arts festival examines how the story of Krishna’s consort fits into today’s urban context

Write Like a Dancer

How artiste Chandralekha’s refusal to separate art and life inspired my parallel careers, one drawing upon the other

Fusion Footwork

Dance is a test of endurance, says Pandit Chitresh Das, creator of a unique brand of dance that he calls Kathak Yoga.