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Opinion | A feminine model of dissent

Kathak practitioner Avni Sethi dissented against hate speech with public performancesSethi is the founder of Conflictarium, a participatory museum about the history of conflict in Gujarat

5 min read6 Sep 2019
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How to lounge this weekend

Valentine’s Day meal ideas, a popup shopping festival in Delhi and a Kathakali showcase in Mumbai has our attention this weekend

2 min read8 Feb 2019
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A dancer’s calendar

Lokgatha is only one among the several dance performances and lectures that form part of the first Mumbai Dance Season. Nritya Basanta , to be held at the NCPA's Sunken Garden, is an ode to the season

1 min read2 Sep 2021
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Mumbai: Rhythm and Krishna

Watch this tribute to Krishna by Odisha's 'gotipua' dancers

2 min read16 Mar 2017
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Now, a storytelling festival in Udaipur

Despite a small start, Udaipur Tales brings together a variety of traditionsfrom a Russian folk ensemble, to shamanic storytelling and dastangoi

2 min read21 Feb 2017
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Lounge loves: Travelling storytellers

The sixth edition of the Kathakar International Storytellers Festival will have Indian troupes such as the Tholpavakoothu Sangam and also storytellers from the UK

1 min read5 Nov 2016
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What’s the link between Indian classical, folk dance forms and enhanced memory power?

Horizontal saccadeswhen eyes move from side to side in rhythm with the legsin classical dance forms such Bharatanatyam improves human memory, studies show

3 min read6 Oct 2016
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Pick of the week: Giving Kathak a new idiom

Aditi Mangaldas's 'Inter_rupted', will premiere at the sixth edition of the August Dance Residency organized by the NCPA in Mumbai

1 min read28 Jul 2016
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Kathakali ‘Don Quixote’ travels to Spain

A Kerala Kathakali group will perform Don Quixote in Spain

1 min read4 Jul 2016
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When women play men

Gender swapping is not the preserve of male actors, but when female actors do it, it's a whole different ball game

5 min read5 May 2016
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