CALABASAS, CA – At the serene Malibu Hindu Temple, internationally acclaimed Mohiniyattam dancer Vijayalakshmi introduced participants to the beauty of Mohiniyattam, the classical dance form of Kerala ...

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 ...

There was an unmistakable tone of polish when two veterans briefly locked horns over what they basically agreed is integral to their dance. Mohiniyattam perhaps loses its essential feminine lasya ...

ALISO VIEJO, CA – Acclaimed danseuse Vijayalakshmi, founder-director of The Mohiniyattam Institute in Southern California, kept audiences listening and watching attentively during an introductory ...

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,” ...

47-year-old K.M. Abu will be the first Muslim to receive a doctorate in Mohiniyattam. HT (HindustanTimes) Photo An Indian man in the southern state of Kerala has become the first Muslim to receive a ...

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 ...

The Chandigarh classical dance festival organised by the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi (CSNA) began on a majestic note with a scintillating recital of Mohiniyattam by Vidushi Gopika Varma, the ...

‘Taal Connect’ – the brainchild of Suman Sarawgi and Sangeeta Dudhoria- presented Mohiniyattam practitioner Vijaylakshmi in a performance at Kolkata, to delve deep into the rich cultural heritage of ...