It occurs to me that courage comes from the same place as fear, and where there is fear, there is the possibility of courage.
- Pádraig Ó Tuama, Irish poet and theologian
In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World
Welcome to October - the changing season, the clocks turning back in
North America and our grand silks and festive wear emerging from
closets.
Navaratri dolls
Garba dancers
All around me in Chennai and elsewhere in India, the spirit of Navaratri
has begun. Festivals in dance, music and theatre - starting at 5am with
classical music, lighting of the lamps in the evening, display of
Golu dolls in South India, the fantastic swirling energy of Garba in the
north - everything feels so alive, electric and festive. I am
sure the festival season has also begun with diaspora circles all over
the world. It really is a delicious time of the year - perhaps my
favourite season.
I begin in NYC... the BIG APPLE which has been the western world's most
important center for dance for many decades. And for the past
three weeks, all eyes were on Indian dance events that crowded the
calendar.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
Facial distractions
- Lakshmi Viswanathan
Our dances, particularly Bharatanatyam relies on Mukhaja
Abhinaya..... facial expressions. Kathakali and Koodiyattam are
disciplines which give proper and elaborate Shastra-based training to
students on the use of eyebrows, eyes, facial muscles and so on.
Subbudu
- Ashish Mohan Khokar
There are critics and critics, some glorify their travels, some their
connections. One man stood just by the power of his pen. His name was PV
Subramaniam.
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BIRTHDAY WISHES
Arshiya Sethi: Oct 3
Sudha Chandrasekhar: Oct 4
Madhavi Mudgal: Oct 4
Roja Kannan: Oct 6
Raja Reddy: Oct 6
Shama Bhate: Oct 6
Parwati Dutta: Oct 6
Kiran Subramanyam: Oct 8
Chitra Visweswaran: Oct 12
Veena Murthy Vijay: Oct 15
Rathna Kumar: Oct 27
Hema Rajagopalan: Oct 28
Kaladharan: Oct 30
QUOTE
Creativity has to be as profound as technique.
- Wayne McGregor
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