Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have extracted the building blocks of precise hand ...

The work suggests that traditional classical dance encodes more refined motion patterns than everyday actions. The findings ...

Keep your hand straight my child,” coddles the teacher. Little hands contort into a 2,000-year-old mudra. Fingertips touch, neurons fire, and that little brain processes neuroplasticity at a magnitude ...

There was a time when classical dances remained only in the realms of a section of society which dominated the cultural scene. Today, however, that art has spread its wings to take in its fold a large ...

There may be no conversation, but their expressions say it all as the audience reacts to danseuse Methil Devika’s new choreography. With fingers that move at lighting speed, the audiences speak to her ...

Here’s why Sakuntalam, Venu’s Kutiyattam piece, is as central to contemporary India as it is to classical dance ...

As the entire city is gripped in the festivities of Ganesh Chaturthi, the kids explored the beauty of classical dance forms this festival. A two-day dance workshop Ganesh Stuti is being organised at ...

Parikrama or encircling is an attempt to depict various stages of life through different Odissi compositions. This show is also an attempt to preserve the art of classical Odissi dance in the city. In ...

This is the first time in the history of the art form that so many artistes came together on a single stage. The entire performance has been videographed by representatives from the Guinness World ...

Indian cinema has always shared an intimate relationship with classical dance, and actress Madhurima Tuli is among the ...