The artist started dancing at the age of five and has spent the last 55 years teaching and performing classical dance on various stages worldwide.
June 29, 2022Samyutha, a Kathak recital in Bangalore, was a treat to the eye as a versatile dancing duo gave their debut performance.
July 5, 2019The book is a chronicle of the lives of three generations of unconventional women. Rahman leads the reader on, chapter by chapter, in an easy flowing informal manner stringing the whole story in one common thread.
July 1, 2019Asked about her upcoming performance, she said that the solo Bharatanatyam recital will answer a question she herself has asked herself: As an urban, urbane, educated dancer and artist, what is my Bhakti story?
July 1, 2019Dance is one of the purest forms of self-expression, creativity and ingenuity.
September 3, 2018Guru Thankamani Kutty’s seminal institution and its illustrious students gave connoisseurs much reason to cheer.
May 19, 2018An array of incredible performances created the right ambience to let people’s imagination take a flight.
April 28, 2018A bouquet of dance performances, including Madhavi Festival of Dance, Shri-Kshetra and Guru Pranam Utsav, enthralled the Capital last week. A review by Manjari Sinha
April 12, 2018Featuring the country's endless diversity, Creative Arts Fest, Sant-Vani and Aarambh mesmerised the Capital's dance connoisseurs the past week. A review by Manjari Sinha.
March 29, 2018Darshanam, a solo Bharatanatyam recital by the eminent Bharatanatyam danseuse Malavika Sarukkai, was simply a divine experience. She literally gave “darshana” of her inner stillness, tranquility and moving Abhinaya at the Sannidhi Sabhagar, the intimate performance space of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, recently. Her performances have always been scintillating but this time there was something else in...
March 8, 2018Bharatanatyam exponent Rajdeep Banerjee and his disciples presented a brilliant production at ICCR in Kolkata
November 25, 2017The Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA) organised Yoga Parva on the occasion of the International Yoga Day,featuring the diverse cultural expressions in the context of Yoga. The festival also presented some of India's performing and martial arts inspired by Yoga. Opening with auspicious Vedic chants, the three-day festival showcased martial arts like Kalaripayattu from Kerala; Malla-Khamb...
June 28, 2017Vidushi Bala Devi Chandrashekar, the US-based Bharatanatyam danseuse, choreographer, scholar and guru, is making waves in India these days, with her latest solo production Karna ~ Destiny's Child, on her annual sojourn to her homeland after successful shows in Prague and Germany. Apart from presenting it in various Sabhas during the famous Winter Sabha Season...
January 11, 2017Vidushi Bala Devi Chandrashekar, the US-based Bharatanatyam danseuse, choreographer, scholar and guru, is making waves in India these days, with her latest solo production Karna ~ Destiny's Child, on her annual sojourn to her homeland after successful shows in Prague and Germany. Apart from presenting it in various Sabhas during the famous Winter Sabha Season...
January 11, 2017