Dancer and academic RLV Ramakrishnan wants to perform Mohiniyattam at every stage in Kerala. “That is how I plan to protest against the racist and casteist slurs made against me,” says Ramakrishnan in ...

Controversy Erupts Over Racist Remarks By Mohiniyattam Dancer Sathyabhama Against Fellow Artiste Senior Mohiniyattam dancer Kalamandalam Sathyabhama came under attack from various sections of society, ...

Watch the moves and learn more about the theory of this dance form Mohiniyattam or the dance of Mohini, the enchanting feminine avatar of Lord Vishnu, is much more than the grace of the dancers, their ...

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 ...

Of all the research papers that I have come across, a must-read is a thesis by researcher Justine Alexia Lemos who has positioned Mohiniyattam vis-à-vis the socio-cultural context of the sambandham or ...

Following the success of Saiju Kurup's heartwarming family drama 'Bharathanatyam', the much-anticipated sequel 'Mohiniyattam' is on the horizon, once again helmed by director Krishnadas Murali. While ...

Dancer RLV Ramakrishnan was allegedly disallowed from performing at Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, citing his gender as one of the reasons We ask artistes, teachers and others, whether there is ...

Multi is a significant word in Mohiniyattam dancer Vijayalakshmi’s scheme of things. Her own personality, for example, is a symbol of multi-culturalism; she is a Tamilian, born and raised in Delhi and ...

One of the best outcomes of a cultural exchange is when the person on the visiting end has their stereotypes shattered. “Before I visited India, I had this image that everyone in India loves dancing,” ...

For decades, Mohiniyattam has been presented through a ‘classical’ lens — polished, codified, and Brahminised. And all the while, it has often obscured the realities of those who shaped its earlier ...