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Varsha Seshan

Performing at Kalakshetra!

June 13, 2015 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

To say that we are honoured, privileged and humbled all at the same time is to say nothing at all. We are going to perform at Kalakshetra, the place where our beloved guru became the dancer and person she is … What words of mine can begin to touch upon all our thoughts and feelings? Like […]

Filed Under: Dance Tagged With: academy, Academy of Indian Dances, art, Bharatanatyam, culture, Kalakshetra, performance, programme

Arangetrams and Anniversaries

October 29, 2014 by Varsha Seshan 1 Comment

My dance teacher does not remember the exact date of her Arangetram, but she does remember that it was in 1964. Just for today, I’m going to pretend to myself that her Arangetram was the 29th of October, 1964. Because today, I think of all the time that has passed since our Arangetram: my sister’s and […]

Filed Under: Dance Tagged With: Academy of Indian Dances, Arangetram, performance, programme

Biskitwali

May 10, 2014 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

My dance teacher regularly gives the Salvation Army children food and biscuits, so everyone there, from the workers to the watchman’s son, knows her. The little ones have given her a name, too – ‘Biskitwali’. The most endearing feature of the epithet is that no offence is intended , and none is taken. Yesterday, I […]

Filed Under: Children, Dance Tagged With: Academy of Indian Dances

Experiences on Stage

January 29, 2013 by Varsha Seshan 2 Comments

I’m sure every performer could write a book about things that go wrong on stage. The most wonderful part about performing on stage is the fact that nothing is predictable. Even after practising for, say, a year, something is bound to go wrong. I remember when we performed the Ramayana on stage. Deeply inspired by […]

Filed Under: Dance Tagged With: Academy of Indian Dances, Dance Ballet, performance, programme, Ramayana

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