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Manognya’s ‘Tat Tvam Asi’: The self, reflected through dance

  A complex Advaita Vedanta concept, ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ (or That Thou Art), refers to the idea that the individual’s true self is part of...

‘Copy of the Copy’ and modern dance’s Indian influences

  Bharatanatyam practitioner Dr Priya Srinivasan distinctly remembers her confusion at seeing the ‘mothers of modern dance’ Ruth St Denis and Martha Graham dressed like...

Review: The Last Dance at Knox Community Arts Centre

  Following their successful Marathi-language production of Bandini as part of La Mama’s Festival of Tongues, Melbourne Indian Theatre (MiTheatre) have returned with an English-language...

Identity, ambition and Emerald City: Rajan Velu’s journey

  When Rajan Velu was a boy, he watched his sister rehearse the graceful movements of Bharatanatyam - and something stirred. Then came the Tamil...

When Nandini Menon took Bharatanatyam into the Dreamtime

  A steady current of energy radiated from the artist, captivating the audience and charging the auditorium with intensity. True to her chosen theme of...

Vir Das: The light and darkness of Fool Volume

  Vir Das may be labelled a comic, but, much like his jokes, there’s more under the surface. His latest special Fool Volume attests to...

Janaki Rangarajan honours Andal in Amuktamalyada

  Amuktamalyada is an epic poem in Telugu written by the great Vijayanagar emperor Krishna Deva Raya in the sixteenth century. A great warrior, polyglot...
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