For those of you, who have limited exposure to Odissi, it is a beautiful dance form that has sculptural quality. It is uniquely graceful. The poses freeze after rounded motions. Its serene beauty casts a spell on many. Sonal Mansingh, the Legend in Odissi, in fact started learning Bharatanatyam and then after her arangetram, moved...
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MA3KA – Majestic Theatre of Dance Clad in gorgeous Green costume, Anita Ratnam depicts Meenakshi as a warrior woman who transforms into a woman in love with Sundareswarar. Ratnam’s latest production MA3KA stood out amongst various programmes and events I attended this December Season in Chennai. Ma3ka a celebration of women gives human faces to...
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Nikhil Bannerjee played the Sitar and Ali Akbar Khan the sarod. They were both students of Allauddin Khan Saheb, a musical genius who could play many indian instruments. Baba Allauddin Khan as he was called fondly was the initiator of the Maihar Gharana  the name of his style of music that he played as a court musician in the court of the King...
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  A R Rahman, arrives in Sydney soon with 40 of his musicians to perform on the 16 Jan at Parramatta. A free event organised in an attempt towards strengthening ties between India and Australia an icon like AR Rahman is indeed a natural choice. What remains to be seen is whether Rahman performs to satisfy his impatient fans in Sydney who come from a background...
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    What is it that crosses the mind of a dancer when she is dancing? Is it a thousand thoughts of what she is performing about? Is it the content of the song she is visualizing through her art or is it a reflection of the melody and rhythm of the music…Is it just silence...
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Indian Summer Night’s Music At Art Gallery By Sumi Krishnan The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur is open at the Art Gallery of New South Wales straight from the British Museum. As part of the exhibition with the help and sponsorship of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations and Natraj Arts the evening at the Art...
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