UNESCO declared it an intangible cultural heritage in 2003, noting that it takes dancers "years of intensive training" to ...

Sudha Chandran, acclaimed Bharatanatyam dancer and actor, was seen deeply moved while offering prayers to Maa Kali during a ...

Aswathi is a promising young dancer with a presence and maturity beyond her age. A strong orchestra backed her — Udaya Sankar Lal (nattuvangam), Binu Venugopal (vocal), P.K. Sivaprasad (mridangam) and ...

Cambodian master classical dancer Penh Yom walks between her teenage students, painstakingly adjusting a bent-back finger ...

When people think about dance, they often think about ballet, jazz and ballroom. San Anselmo dancer Barbara Framm wants to add Indian classical dance to the list. A longtime performer, Framm shares ...

Bharatanatyam dancer Mythili Prakash doesn’t just dance to dance; she dances to explore the questions that consume her. In her latest piece, “Mythili Prakash — She’s Auspicious,” the second-generation ...

A French dancer has devoted herself to Assam's Sattriya dance, promoting it worldwide. Her work highlights the cultural ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sahomi Tachibana, a Japanese American master teacher and performer of Nihonbuyo (traditional Japanese dance) lives in Portland. Tachibana just turned 100 in April. The legacy she ...

For National Award–winning actor Rituparna Sengupta, returning to the classical stage is never a casual act, it is an act of ...

Actress Mohak Matkar shares her transformative experience playing Saru, highlighting a deep dive into Kathputli folk dance. This challenging yet enriching journey of learning the intricate dance form ...