"bharatanatyam"

The Bhagyanagar National Dance Festival at Ravindra Bharathi brought together leading dancers from across India, featuring performances in five classical forms. The event honoured renowned artistes including Ileana Citaristi and showcased the diverse cultural traditions upheld by prominent dance organisations

Indian classical dance is not just an aesthetic expression — it is a blend of rhythm, geometry and precision, woven into every graceful movement

Though India’s cultural and spiritual heritage is replete with powerful male dancers whose legacies are foundational to classical dance, today when a young boy shows interest in this art form, he is often met with discouragement or derision

Disciples of Dr Ananda Shankar Jayant, Director of Shankarananda Kalakshetra, the duo has trained rigorously in the Kalakshetra style of Bharatanatyam

Torn from worship and reduced to spectacle, temple dance lost its sanctity to colonialism, reform, and exploitation. Beginning from Hyderabad’s Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Swapnasundari continues her relentless journey to revive the art and restore it to sacred ritual

Sivasri Skandaprasad is a bio-engineering graduate, Carnatic classical singer and Bharatnatyam dancer

Quietly reviving the tradition of in-home classical dance performances, Kourtyard Katcheri, a unique initiative in Hyderabad, is keen on creating a bridge between artists and audiences in an intimate setting.

From Kuchipudi to Bharatanatyam, students and their gurus will come together in a series of performances dedicated to this auspicious occasion.

The two-day festival will be held in Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Auditorium, Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad, on July 30 and 31 from 5.30 pm. 

The “Dashabdhi” Utsavalu will begin on June 2 and conclude on June 4 at Shilparamam. Kuchipudi, Kathak and Bharatanatyam performances are planned to take place.

Hyderabad: Alla Khevna Reddy performed her Bharatanatyam Arangetram at a programme attended by her guru Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant, Director, Shankarananda Kalakshetra, Deepika Reddy, Chairperson, Telangana Sangeeta Nataka Akademi, Sangeet Natak Akademi & Kalaratna awardee, and Lt General (Retd) ARK Reddy. A disciple of Shankarananda Kalakshetra, Khevna began her journey in dance at the age […]

Several cultural programs including Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam and more are also being organized at amphitheatre at the venue.

During his visit, the minister expressed his gratitude and recognised the tremendous efforts made by the larger artist community in advancing the performing arts in the country.

Presented by HMDA, it provides a platform to artistes to showcase their art and rejoice

We can change the world if we take anything as a challenge, said Dr Tejaswini Manogna who participated in the Women’s Day celebrations organised by the Hyderabad City Police

The event was a celebration of everything on the spectrum and more, as members of the community came together on such a scale for the first time after the pandemic