Dancer

A young dancer takes a hard look at Bharatanatyam’s burden of caste

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Written by Arun Janardhanan | New Delhi | Updated: February 17, 2020 8:52:21 pm Step by step: Nrithya Pillai at a performance in Chennai. (Source: Arun Janardhanan) Last month, in the middle of Chennai’s famed Margazhi season, connoisseurs at the Brahma Gana Sabha were taken by surprise when they realised that the young Bharatanatyam dancer … Read more

Love Aaj Kal 2, Malang, Jawaani Jaaneman, Street Dancer 3D Box Office Collection Update

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Imtiaz Ali directorial Love Aaj Kal, starring Kartik Aaryan, Sara Ali Khan and Randeep Hooda, is struggling at the box office. Box Office Collection Report: Releases old and new are vying for audience’s attention. While Ajay Devgn’s costume drama Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is still making noise, the same cannot be said about the latest … Read more

Spain’s Flamenco secret: Discovering the Seville bar named after the city’s most notable dancer

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Olé! It’s Spain’s Flamenco secret: Discovering the tiny Seville bar named after one of the city’s most notable dancers Casa Anselma is deep in the heart of the working-class neighbourhood of Triana It is named after the proprietor who was once a well-known flamenco dancer  Rows of chairs are in front of the dancefloor, with … Read more