"Feminism" may not be a word that leaps to mind when you think of Kathak, the North Indian form of classical dance. But Sunday at Z Space, this ancient style, which flourished in the 16th century ...

He is the rhythm of life. He dances with timeless, boundless energy. His movements are extraordinary, like one posses-sed. He leaps like a leopard. He is the rhythm of life. He dances with timeless, ...

This weekend the Chitresh Das Dance Company, a leading troupe of kathak (one of several forms of traditional Indian dance) based in San Francisco, will present two performances of Pandit Chitresh Das’ ...

Shiva's Tandava, the titanic cosmic dance, is not only a divine spectacle, it's a forceful emblem of the universe's ceaseless circle of creation, preservation, and devastation. Grounded in primeval ...

Our weekly series examines an artefact from the British Museum with origins in one of the capital’s diverse cultures At A time when sculpture in bronze is in the public eye in London at the Royal ...

Thiruvalangadu, home to the Vataranyeshwarar temple, was once a huge forest of banyan trees as indicated by the Tamil name Thiruvalangadu (sacred banyan jungle) and by the Sanskrit name of the ...

During Mahashivaratri this year, social networking websites were flooded with dancers hailing it as the day for dancers. This celebratory mood was understandable. According to myth, Shiva is the ...

George W. Bush seems to have fits of divine inspiration whenever he gets into the vicinity of the Middle East. Back in 2003, shortly after the invasion of Iraq, he met with a delegation of ...