Kalakshetra – Journey in Indian classical dance

Learning Bharata Natyam in Delhi: our colleagues

ByAnca Gooje April 27, 2014

Once upon a time, a long time ago (no, really, the story spreads between 2003 and 2008 in my case), in a land far far away (this one is easier to guess: Delhi, India) there were quite a few young damsels who had come to study Bharata Natyam. These are just a few memories from…

Bharata Natyam | Jayalakshmi Eshwar | Kalakshetra | Rukmini Devi Arundale | snow storm

Kalakshetra style and the snow storm

ByAnca Gooje February 18, 2014

Bharata Natyam, like all Indian Classical dance forms, has several styles, or schools. While all schools present performances using the same type of costumes and the same major characteristics of the dance, there are many differences.Today we will refer to the style we studied: Kalakshetra. Our teacher, Jayalakshmi Eshwar is a product of this…