bharatnatyam

Austria's World Peace One Inclusivity Festival showcased 65 global artists, including neurodivergent performers, celebrating unity and artistic freedom. Visionary artist Christof Hot curated the event, which featured a mesmerizing bharatnatyam performance by Sohini Roychowdhury, accompanied by sitar maestro Indro Roychowdhury and tabla player Sanjib Pal. The festival culminated in a powerful finale honoring peace and shared humanity.

Shree Jagannath Society, Japan, celebrated Chandan Yatra in Tokyo for the third consecutive year, drawing 280 devotees. The event featured 'Vishnu Sahastranam' and 'Chandan Seva' for the deities. Children from the Odia diaspora chanted mantras on 'mantramaya jeevana', promoting spiritual values and cultural harmony.

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.

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.

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.

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.