
#natyamnaatak - “My whole school needs a kaarvai”
Young students are learning some new steps, starting with the…

#natyamnaatak - SURPRISE!
Toward the end of each year, I ask students to do a reflection…

#natyamnaatak - Character flaws
As much affection as students show, they are equally (maybe more)…

#natyamnaatak - “Great Costume!”
My usual walking path to the old location of the Kala Vandanam…

#natyamnaatak - The Final Countdown
Navaratri is here, and Kala Vandanam’s annual Natya Sadhana…

#natyamnaatak - Nitpicking
I usually have a lot of heart-to-heart chats with students as…

#natyamnaatak - "I don’t believe you."
It was an unseasonably sultry day in the Twin Cities (temp 97F,…

#natyamnaatak - "You Need Some Child Supervision…"
There is no doubt that adults get a lot of things wrong. We’d…

#natyamnaatak - So much for non-violence in art
Students are learning hasta viniyoga (the usages for each hand…