bharatnatyam

Kathak dancer Pranika Bhatt anchored an intimate cultural baithak, Virasat, at Amiruddaula Public Library, celebrating the art form's history. Led by Guru Purnima Pandey, the event featured a lecture-demonstration by her students, exploring various Kathak compositions. The gathering included prominent figures from the arts, fostering engagement with Kathak's rich heritage.

Veteran actress Meenakshi Sheshadri has gone viral for recreating her iconic 'Hey You' song from 'Shahenshah'. Fans lauded her timeless charm and dance moves, with many defending her against ageist trolls. Sheshadri expressed her fondness for the song and her experience working with Amitabh Bachchan.

Bihar Diwas 2026 celebrations are set to dazzle from March 22-24 at Gandhi Maidan, featuring a star-studded lineup. Sona Mohapatra and Shaan will perform, with Papon closing the event. The festival also includes classical music, dance, poetry, and local artist showcases, alongside educational and heritage pavilions.

In a captivating display of artistry, young bharatnatyam dancer Shilpa enthralled the audience at Pracheen Kala Kendra’s latest event. Seamlessly merging traditional elements with innovative expressions, she delivered breathtaking performances, including the invigorating Ganesha Kauthavam and the soulful Shiva Shabdam.

Artistes of Drupad Dance Academy presented bharatnatyam and Kathak recital on the first cultural evening of Khadi Gramodyog exhibition underway at Dhakkanwala Kuan.

Footwork drew little Anne’s attention when she was five. That was while reading ‘The Green Ballerina Shoes’. Some years later, teenage Anne was mesmerised by a footwork of different kind - bharatnatyam dance, which she saw in the movie ‘Phantom India’ directed by Louis Malle.

Rama Vaidyanathan, classical dancer and a bharatnatyam exponent, performed during the Virasat 2011, a fair being held under the aegis of the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth in the city.

Dharma Productions revives 'Dostana 2' with Sini Shetty as the new female lead, echoing Priyanka Chopra’s beauty queen legacy. The Prime Video rom-com, directed by Advait Chandan, features a revamped script about siblings in love chaos.

As part of its continuous endeavor to propagate and preserve the Indian classical dance, city-based not profit organisation Nrityayatri will be organizing a bharatnatyam performance of renowned bharatnatyam exponent Janaki Rangarajan titled as ‘Samviksana

The actress has been learning the fusion dance form and even performed at an event recently.

enowned dancer and Padmashree Awardee Geeta Chandran enthralled students of a Gurgaon school with her mesmerizing bharatnatyam performance in the SPIC MACAY program

The life, work and principles of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will come alive on stage through the bharatnatyam performance Shrimant Yogi as part of the fourth edition of Sindhu Mahotsav.

The third night of Sankatmochan Music Festival witnessed bharatnatyam based on verses of Hanuman Chalisa by Pavitra Krishna Bhatt on Friday. Starting his dance on Shiv Panchakshar Strotra composed by Adi Shakaracharya, he presented Hanuman Chalisa in the form of Bharat natyam.

On a beautiful fall evening in September, blue skies and a slight cool breeze welcomed people to the bharatnatyam Arangetram (solo dance debut) of 14-year-old Anvitha Addanki, daughter of Chandana and Vijay Addanki, at the Sharon Middle School in Sharon, Massachusetts.

Aniruddha Knight, who is the first male bharatnatyam dancer in nine generations of one of India’s great professional artistic families, was in Goa for a special performance recently.

NEW DELHI: She chose to leave a lucrative career in forensic science and traverse across the seven seas to fulfill her undying love for bharatnatyam and is all set to become a doyen of this Indian classical art form.

In the classical fiesta Nrityotsav 5, eighty classical dancers expressed their respect for lord Nataraj through bharatnatyam. The stage of Shaheed Bhawan saw ten different performances which were offered to please the lord of the dance.

Minneapolis-based Ranee Ramaswamy and his daughters, Aparna and Ashwini, are a unique family: they have been showcasing the beauty of bharatnatyam for nearly 30 years to a predominantly western audience.

bharatnatyam maestro Ragini Chander Shekar performed on Tuesday, the second day of Virasat 2013 organized by the SPIC MACAY Indore Chapter, at New Digamber Public School.

After she left the audience in Chandigarh mesmerized with her deft bharatnatyam moves, Devayani sits back for a heart to heart chat with TOI.

It was an emotional moment for Shreya Bajpai (28) as she was finally receiving the end result of her childhood passion after almost ten years- not one but two gold medals in MPA bharatnatyam on Wednesday. Shreya and her one-year-old son caught the attention of everyone in the audience as the mother-son duo posed for the camera's at the 12th annual convocation of Bhatkhande University.

There were a few anxious moments for the audience after the 12-minute bharatnatyam performance by as many as 2,100 dancers came to an end.

The lateral gliding movement of the neck in bharatnatyam hastens healing for kids born with torticollis, say experts.

Bollywood actress Gracy Singh presented a dance performance at the Sports ground here on Sunday. Gracy Singh is a trained bharatnatyam dancer and has also acted in TV serials.

Noted bharatnatyam dancer Pratibha Prahlad recently returned from the 4th International Festival Of Intangible Heritage