Intricate hand gestures, purposeful footwork, expertly controlled facial expressions – a Bharatanatyam dancer must possess all these qualities to fully convey the essence of a story. When melodious ...

LITTLETON — For dancers of Bharatanatyam — a South Indian classical dance style — an “arangetram” is the culmination of years, often more than a decade, of practice. As instructor Manasa Jayanthi ...

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have extracted the building blocks of precise hand ...

Ancient mudras offer a blueprint for smoother robot hand movement and could inspire new approaches to motor training and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The brilliant classical dancer, choreographer and actress Kumari Kamala passed away on November 24 in ...

The Sarasota Opera House stage regularly features historic works of opera, ballet and music. But, If institutional memory serves, it had never before been the venue for a performance of the ancient ...

Geeta Chandran's 50-year Bharatanatyam journey highlights her evolution as a performer and choreographer. Reflecting on her work through Natya Vriksha, she balances tradition with contemporary themes, ...

Bharatanatyam and Malavika Sarukkai are like 'conjoined twins' – often mentioned in the same breath. The veteran danseuse who has captivated audiences with her performances for over 50 years, ...

HONG KONG, July 30, 2014 - Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form that originated in the temples of Tamil Nadu, a southern province of India. This dance form denotes various 19th- 20th-century ...