Remembering Guru Gopalakrishnan, the Kodungallur-born dancer, choreographer, actor and guru who carried Kerala’s dance traditions…
Aruna M Prakash brings verve, rhythmic precision and expressive sensitivity to a traditional Kuchipudi margam.…
A three-day festival in Goa brought together Hindustani, Carnatic, devotional, ghazal, Sufi and theatrical traditions…
Indian classical music evolved through a cultural synthesis of Vedic and folk music traditions Their…
On World Music Day, Jerry Amaldev conducted a three-hour choral journey that wove Mozart, Negro…
On World Music Day, Ustad Waseem Ahmed Khan of Agra gharana speaks on inherited voice,…
With its foundation stone laid by Vice-President of C. P Radhakrishnan recently, Chethana Ganashram in…
Shatkala Govinda Marar Sangeethotsavam in Ramamangalam revived Kerala’s rare musical traditions through Sopana Sangeetham, percussion,…
What will happen when a bookworm set out to clean his library? One of the drawbacks of having tons of physical books is that you have…
Themed ‘Humanities must unite’, ITFoK will feature 12 international plays and 14 national productions.
What did the artistes do when the audience disapproved of the integration of theatre and circus on stage? In December 2011, we hosted the premier show…
Innovative acts and external recognition through accolades could help catapult the circus industry to newer heights Circus is not only a medium of entertainment but also…
There are a host of relatively unsung writers who are as witty as Jerome K Jerome or Mark Twain, and are worthy of reading and even re-reading, says the author, giving a glimpse of some of his favourites — Richard Armour, Tom Sharpe and Henry Cecil among them
A literary craftsman of warmth, wit and wonder. Browsing through the films available on Netflix,…
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Today, on World Music Day, we pay tribute to the sarod maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath who passed away on June 11.
Gandhiji’s fondness for bhajans is legendary. Was it for the message of the lyrics or their musicality? Musings on Gandhi Jayanti 2020
A colourful portrait of ragas and rapport among artistes on stage made Sikkil Gurucharan’s recent concert enjoyable.
Kapila Venu in conversation with India Art Review’s Aroma Warsi. In a candid and insightful conversation, the young practitioner of Kerala’s ancient theatre of Sanskrit plays, opens up on the art, politics and heritage of Koodiyattam and how she’s evolved as a student and exponent of the complex, enchanting theatre form. Tune in.
A five-day Koodiyattam festival – Panchakanya Rangavarthana Mahotsavam underway at Thrissur is turning the spotlight…
A Bharatanatyam solo shaped by devotion and lineage The drizzly, calm evening of Bangalore’s Jayanagar…
Hindustani musician Iqbal Ahmed Khan gifted Dilli gharana with a new ring of beauty during his six decades of vocals.
To perfect an art form like Mohiniyattam, a dancer needs rigorous and continuous practicing. But…
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Comics dissertations are redefining the ways of thinking, knowing, and the very conduct of inquiry itself, thus marking a generational shift in how dissertations are presented within academia and beyond.
After a long search, the author stumbled upon a stash of Gold Key comics from the fifties, sixties, and early seventies, which he acquired at a bargain price, making the day one of the most memorable in his life.
The author was quite an ‘MCP’ as a seven-year-old, looking down upon comic books featuring girls as main characters, until Little Lulu came along.
Knightfall suggests that even though indisputably dark, the Batman is a knight in shining armour.…
