The question is inevitable; RLV Ramakrishnan’s answer suggests that he expects it now. Why Mohiniyattam? The dance form gets its name from Mohini — the female, enchantress form of Vishnu — and, ...
Born on November 4, 1937, at Shoranur as the daughter of Venat Ammini Amma and Krishnan Nair, Satyabhama had inherited a taste for dance and music from her mother, an outstanding Kaikottikali artiste.
India’s rich classical dance heritage includes one form traditionally performed only by women. Known for its graceful movements, expressive storytelling, and deep mythological roots, this dance ...
New Delhi: Mohiniyattam, the enchanting sensuous classical dance form is now well known even outside Kerala its state of origin as exponents experiment with tradition and incorporate even western ...
Premiering on June 29 at Studio Fawn Tierra, Kochi, this Mohiniyattam recital by dancer and researcher Amith K revisits a forgotten lineage of women practitioners and reclaims the fractured, complex ...
There was an unmistakable tone of polish when two veterans briefly locked horns over what they basically agreed is integral to their dance. Mohiniyattam perhaps loses its essential feminine lasya ...