Performing Arts

Motion Control: When dance intersects with the camera and technology, we arrive at interesting junctures in form

We relate to each other through the digital interface, and yet there can be discomfort and anxiety around how technology intersects with dance

Boycotts and bans are not enough, we must problematise the work of artists who disturb us

Is there and should there be a line that separates the artist from his/her creation?

Over 6500 women from 21 states dance their way to Guinness book of world record

More than 6,500 women from 21 states danced their way to the Guinness book of world records by performing 'Thiruvathirakkali', Kerala's popular dance form here.

Astad Deboo: 'Our culture today revolves around Bollywood; there are hardly any viewers for art'

In an interview with Firstpost, contemporary dance legend Astad Deboo talks about his experience of working with the hearing impaired, how a solo performance transforms entirely when revisited with a group, and his upcoming performance at the NCPA

Remembering Balamuralikrishna: Senior disciple, Carnatic vocalist Rama Varma pays tribute

Rama Varma studied under Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna. In this tribute, Varma examines his teacher's musical legacy

Why Bob Dylan, chronicler of the times, deserves the Nobel Prize for Literature

Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 may have disappointed the Murakami fans again, but the victory is by every measure well-deserved. For Dylan is a poet, a musician, a writer and an artist; a man with a Midas touch that makes him one of the best-selling artists of all-time

Tall Tales: Now Mumbaikars have a chance to share their life stories

Tall Tales is a platform where people are invited to narrate interesting anecdotes from their lives.