UNESCO declared it an intangible cultural heritage in 2003, noting that it takes dancers "years of intensive training" to ...

Aswathi is a promising young dancer with a presence and maturity beyond her age. A strong orchestra backed her — Udaya Sankar Lal (nattuvangam), Binu Venugopal (vocal), P.K. Sivaprasad (mridangam) and ...

Sudha Chandran, acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer and actor, was seen deeply moved while offering prayers to Maa Kali during a ...

Cambodian master classical dancer Penh Yom walks between her teenage students, painstakingly adjusting a bent-back finger ...

A French dancer has devoted herself to Assam's Sattriya dance, promoting it worldwide. Her work highlights the cultural ...

When people think about dance, they often think about ballet, jazz and ballroom. San Anselmo dancer Barbara Framm wants to add Indian classical dance to the list. A longtime performer, Framm shares ...

Padma Vibhushan Sonal Mansingh has practiced many dance forms, including Manip uri, Kuchip udi, Odissi, and Bharatanatyam.

Bharatanatyam dancer Mythili Prakash doesn’t just dance to dance; she dances to explore the questions that consume her. In her latest piece, “Mythili Prakash — She’s Auspicious,” the second-generation ...

Visakhapatnam: Anarmy of 200 classical dancers, musicians and dance connoisseurs took part in the ‘Nagara Natya Sankirtana’, ...