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Release sketch book on Odissi Dance | Cherished Fragments by Dinanath Pathy
Release sketch book on Odissi Dance, Cherished Fragments by Dinanath Pathy Cherished Fragments was inaugurated by Datuk Ramli Ibrahim, Dr Dinanath Pathy (Bhubaneswar, Odisha), Sivarajah Natarajan (Trustee of Sutra Foundation) & Mr. Lalit Verma (President of...
Indian classical dance is a marathon
An interview with Director and Dancer, Ramli Ibrahim, from Sutra Dance Theatre Abhijit Ganguly / ALT Contributing Writer / March 2015 Recently, a nine-member group of the Sutra Dance Theatre, Malaysia performed a 90-minute show entitled, ‘Krishna, Love Re-invented’ at...
Bharatanatyam by Lokesh Bharadwaj
Bharatanatyam by Lokesh Bharadwaj Lokesh will present a recital of Bharatanatyam in which most of the pieces have been choreographed to masterpieces of the Carnatic music concert repertoire. These include musical compositions of Thyagaraja and Muttuswami Dikshitar,...
DiverseCity: KLIAF 2015 – Launch at Le Meridien, 25 May 2015 Let’s do it Now! Why Wait?!
Finally, DiverseCity: KL International Dance Festival 2015 was launched at the Le Meridian in the attendance of its stakeholders – including DBKL and Tourism Malaysia respectively represented by the KL Mayor, Datuk Seri Phesal Taib and Tourism Malaysia, represented by...
Krishna, Love Re-invented | Bhubaneswar, India 2015
Krishna, Love Re-invented (odissi) explores Love, and the Romance of Love, of the Pastoral God, Krishna and the gopis. This springtime love-dalliance has enriched literature, visual and performing arts especially odissi. Krishna, Love Re-invented explores the total...
Krishna, Love Re-invented | INDIA, 2015
Krishna, Love Re-invented (odissi) explores Love, and the Romance of Love, of the Pastoral God, Krishna and the gopis. This springtime love-dalliance has enriched literature, visual and performing arts especially odissi. Krishna, Love Re-invented explores the...
10 things about: Ramli Ibrahim, champion of Indian classical dance
GEORGE TOWN, May 17 — Dancer and choreographer Datuk Ramli Ibrahim needs no introduction. After all, he has been cultivating the art of Indian classical dance in Malaysia for the past three decades. Trained in classical ballet and modern dance, the 61-year-old is well...
Veteran photographer exhibits his black-and-white masterpieces from the ‘70s
BY PRIYA MENON Old is gold: A shot of a shaved ice stall and trishaws taken in Malacca. This photo is accompanied by a haiku that reads ‘Lunch Break, A cool dessert, Easing the spirit’. MANY Malaysians have only heard of the country’s natural beauty in the early days...
Homage in Black & White
Mahabharata : I have a role too
Mahabharata : I have a role too will be re-staged in Pune on the 8 May, 2015. Ramli Ibrahim will reprise his role as Yudhhishthira in this wonderful work of Shama Bhate which features other stars of Indian classical dance styles (Kuchipudi/Vyjayanthi Kashi; Mohini...
one hour with Larry Reed at ASWARA
Master Shadow Theatre and Director of Shadowlight.org (based in California, U.S.) gave Performing Arts students of ASWARA, (National Performing Arts Institution, Malaysia), a thoroughly engaging overview of the evolution of his contemporary Shadow Theatre. Larry Reed...
Artworks by three female artists express relationship between human and surroundings
BY VIJENTHI NAIR From their point of view: (From left) Poojitha, Christine and Vasanthi join hands to bring ‘Wonder, Stillness, Life Answered’. THREE female artists with a heart for humanity and nature express their take on the subject at an art exhibition at Sutra...