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Motion Control: When dance intersects with the camera and technology, we arrive at interesting junctures in form
Ranjana Dave • 7 years agoWe 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
Tm Krishna • 7 years agoIs 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
• 8 years agoMore 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'
Deepa Gupta • 8 years agoIn 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 • 8 years agoRama 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
Lgo • 9 years agoBob 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
Fp Staff • 12 years agoTall Tales is a platform where people are invited to narrate interesting anecdotes from their lives.