Written by Vishnu Arunasalam and Sumathi Krishnan Escaping the smoke ridden smoggy skies of Sydney, I inadvertently fell into winds kindling fires of a different kind in Melbourne, during the weekend of the 21st of November 2019. Fires which aspired…
Journey of Tara Rajkumar, Founder of Akademi
Martha Graham once said, “Dance is a form of communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability”. This was probably the vision of Tara Rajkumar in her twenties, who left behind an incredibly successful…
David Unaipon will be pleased !
THE ART Bharathanatyam, the ancient dance art form of South India, is known to Sydneysiders since the 1980’s, when a sizeable population of South Indians made Sydney their chosen home. While it has metamorphised, as of today, into the present…
When time stopped
Unravelled – created and choreographed by Janaki Rangarajan, gives new meaning to the epic mythological story of Draupadi, mingled with English script in spoken form and her unique style of Bharathanatyam. However Draupadi was done and overdone, just a tad…
Kalpana – Ideas In Movement
Exquisite was written all over it. Ideas in Motion – Kalpana by Agal Dance Company, directed by Vishnu Arunasalam held at ICE, Parramatta was presented to an exclusive intimate audience on the 9th November at 5:30pm. The evening commenced with…
Sangam in Melbourne
Melbourne hosts an eclectic showcase of South Asian Performing Arts this November A 3-day festival, bringing together globally renowned, award winning artists from India in performance with Australian artists of diverse backgrounds committed to the Indian arts will take place…