Dr. Yashoda Thakore, a Kuchipudi dancer and scholar in India, researches the Kalavantulu, the women temple dancers from Telugu-speaking areas. She describes their historical significance and why she is trying to erase the stigma around them through education.
Indian classical dancer Sukanya Rahman shares her fascinating family history of her mother (Indrani Rahman) and grandmother (Ragini Devi), both icons of Indian classical dance.
An Interview with Astad Deboo BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOS BY RITAM BANERJEE Astad Deboo is a contemporary Indian dancer and choreographer in Mumbai, India. Now in…
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Not quite 50, our youngest dancer explained she knew few others, even in India, dancing this particular form of…