The Hindu

Tradition in transition: classical dancers on keeping step with change

Is innovation a threat to tradition? But then, doesn’t tradition gather dust without innovation? And, if innovation is inherent, to what extent should it be accepted? Much water has flown since ...
moneycontrol.com

AI as real dance partners? US scientists teach Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam to robots, here’s why

Scientists are teaching robots the classical Indian dance Bharatanatyam to improve how machines move. (Image: UMBC) US scientists teach robots Bharatanatyam to improve machine movement. UMBC team uses ...
sciencex

Dance research: Iranian classical dance as an important resource for empirical aesthetics

Iranian classical dance has mostly remained hidden from international audiences, as it has been practiced and developed mainly underground in Iran and the Iranian diaspora since the Islamic Revolution ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard’s Mittal Institute and MITHAS Host ‘Intersections’ Conference: The Art and Academia of Indian Classical Dance

On Sept. 27 and 28, Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute and MIT Heritage Arts of South Asia (MITHAS) hosted Intersections, a two-day conference centered on traditional Indian ...