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Bharatnatyam

United we stand

Pushpak Dance Academy has a heartwarming record of bringing productions of different dance groups or academies together. On 1 July, a packed Rabindra Sadan witnessed another such example of bonhomie featuring four extraordinary items

Bharatanatyam beyond Bharat

Bharatanatyam, a 2,000-year-old dance form, is believed to have been revealed by Lord Brahma to Bharata in a Sanskrit text called the Natya Shastra, eventually experiencing a gradual resurgence throughout the globe.

Choicest blooms from dance forms on show

Sujata Mohapatra, Bimbavati Devi, Luna Poddar, Satyanarayan Raju and their likes danced their way into the hearts of the audience. The artists who performed on the two day festival on 7 and 8 January in the Satyajit Ray auditorium of ICCR in Kolkata were all veterans and stars in their respective fields. They perhaps could have added another dimension to the festival by including the young, who after all would be their torch-bearers.

Preserving heritage dance forms

Since its inception on 30 October 1984, 'Nritya Malancha' has been organising the annual programme every year, replete with the rich cultural heritage of classical dance and music of all generations.