#natyamnaatak – Character flaws
As much affection as students show, they are equally (maybe more) willing to identify all of a teacher’s flaws. My students are no exception – for example… (When mixing and […]
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As much affection as students show, they are equally (maybe more) willing to identify all of a teacher’s flaws. My students are no exception – for example… (When mixing and […]
My usual walking path to the old location of the Kala Vandanam studio took me past a public park in downtown St. Paul. As usual, I’m walking down the street […]
Navaratri is here, and Kala Vandanam’s annual Natya Sadhana celebration on Vijayadasami day is just a few days away… and the 20th time we’ll be celebrating together! The final prep […]
I usually have a lot of heart-to-heart chats with students as they are preparing for major milestone performances, and the 1st of such conversations usually happens before rehearsals even start. […]
It was an unseasonably sultry day in the Twin Cities (temp 97F, felt like 100F), and our non-air conditioned studio started to feel a wee bit warm, by late afternoon. […]
There is no doubt that adults get a lot of things wrong. We’d like to think that we know more than kids, but they remind us daily that is a […]
Suchitra Sairam is pleased to present her student Sruthika Ramu in her first public solo performance. Traditionally, the Salangai Pooja (prayer for the bells) is conducted after the dancer achieves […]