Manju Warrier, celebrated for her acting and dance, shared a candid video of her Kuchipudi practice on World Dance Day. The video captures a moment where she makes a mistake but quickly corrects it ...
Former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu was the chief guest while Lok Sabha MP Daggubati Purandeswari was the guest ...
Once upon a time, there was a village known by the name of Kuchelapuram. In this village lived about 300 Brahmin families for whom dance, music and theatre were not just a vocation, but their raison d ...
Kuchipudi dancer Arunima Kumar has stepped into all kinds of classrooms: Tihar Jail, an elderly care home, a London rehearsal studio with 11-year-olds, and a Parkinson’s centre. Over the years, she ...
The opening shot of Curtain Call takes you to Kuchipudi, a village in Andhra Pradesh at dawn. Young women, clad in practice saris, are walking by a field in a neat row. They then stop by for a warm-up ...
TO watch a kuchipudi dancer perform is to witness a dramatic story unfold before your very eyes. Kuchipudi is one of eight official Indian classical dances, but unlike its counterparts kathak and ...
As digital entertainment reshapes young minds, SPIC MACAY’s Virasat-2026 programme is bringing classical art forms to ...
Be ready to de-stress, feel elated and be sure to be left mesmerised, as a virtual concert will bring young Kuchipudi dancers together who are ready to wow you with their dance moves. The 45th ...
In the early 1930s, the classical Kuchipudi dance-drama form had an interesting interaction with cinema. That is a fascinating chapter in the history of the Kuchipudi dance form. When I was ...
VISAKHAPATNAM: In an awe-inspiring display of talent and grace, young Hamsika Besetti, a resident of Visakhapatnam, achieved a remarkable milestone at a tender age of nine. On June 5, 2023, Hamsika ...
In the Telugu-speaking areas, Kalavantulu is the name given to hereditary singer-dancer women. I belong to this community. Kalavantulu are better known as “devadasis”. The term, “hereditary dancer”, ...