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Varsha Seshan

Experiences on Stage – Udupi

May 4, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Performances, performances. So often, the joy of dancing on stage comes from the story it creates, which can be told and retold ad infinitum. I’ve written about this before, so many times. My first performance with the ‘big girls’, when we got so immersed in the drama that we ignored the recorded music The time […]

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

Performances Ahead

April 24, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Poster for a performance at Ranjangana Sabhangana in Udupi on 28th April 2019

Why do we dance? And why do people suspend their lives for a couple of hours to watch? Performing arts seem to exist in a world of their own, with their own rules and rigorous demands. What other field has a saying like ‘The show must go on’? I think the joy of a performance […]

Filed Under: Dance Tagged With: Academy of Indian Dances, Bharatanatyam, Chitrapur, Guru Mythili Raghavan, Krishnaarpanam, Murdeshwar, performance, programme, Shivaanjali, Udupi