In Vidhya Subramaniam’s Cupertino garage there is lightening-fast movement, the booming sounds of feet shuffling over the wood floor and quick and deliberate hand gestures. This is the world of Mudras ...

Keep your hand straight my child,” coddles the teacher. Little hands contort into a 2,000-year-old mudra. Fingertips touch, neurons fire, and that little brain processes neuroplasticity at a magnitude ...

One day in late December, Gopalan Venu, more popular as G Venu sat holding his knees, his back ramrod straight, on the plush sofa of a green room, where shortly, his play, Sakuntalam, was to be ...

There was a time when classical dances remained only in the realms of a section of society which dominated the cultural scene. Today, however, that art has spread its wings to take in its fold a large ...

Scientists are teaching robots the classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam to improve how machines move. (Image: UMBC) US scientists teach robots Bharatanatyam to improve machine movement. UMBC team uses ...

Bharatanatyam, the oldest classical dance form, was originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Bharatanatyam is a blend of bhava, raga and tala, and was originally a temple dance performed by ...

“In the Natyashastra, from which Bharatanatyam originated, there are 108 karana s. These are very similar to yoga asana s, in terms of the benefits they provide,” says Sangeeta Bhuyan Mehta, who runs ...

Kathak prodigy Vishal Krishna sets off the second edition of Bengal Classical Music Festival 2013 through showcasing aesthetic grace and expression, enthralling mudra and movements along with speed.

This weekend, Mudra Dance Studio, a classical Indian dance company and school based in Aurora, premieres its new production “Gyaan.” The show's title means “truth through knowledge,” and it is a ...

Barely had she got over her father’s sudden death that Hyderabad-based Vani Bhavani had to cope with a new role—breadwinner of the family. The 18-year-old felt overwhelmed. She had to give up on her ...