Dance can be the simplest and yet, most effective form of communication in human life. In the heart of West Bengal’s Purulia district, generations of Chhau dancers know this to be true. “I have ...

Chhau dance is in the doldrums. The art and artists have been increasing starved by mismanagement of government funds and perhaps also because this sophisticated martial arts-based dance genre is ...

Chasing the Chhau Guru Shashadhar Acharya, who’s life is now inextricably linked to the development and propagation of Chhau, is hopeful that the unique art form will survive ...

The Chhau dance of Eastern India — Orissa, Jharkhand, and West Bengal – is a blend of martial traditions, temple rituals, and folk and popular performance of this region. Episodes from the ...

Santosh Nair and his dance troupe Sadhya will perform at the NCPA this week If one could write poetry using space, Chhau would be the medium,” says Delhi-based contemporary dancer and founder of ...

BOKARO, Feb. 28 -- The Mahashivratri Chhau Dance Festival 2025 was grandly organized at Sangeet Natak Akademi Chhau Kendra, Chandanakiyari, under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The ...

The Gurukul Chhau Dance Sangam from New Delhi was in Hyderabad to perform Mayurbhanj Chhau at the Rangbagh Dance and Music Festival recently. The festival lays emphasis on bringing into prominence ...

The annual Chhau Mahotsav in Seraikela will undergo a major change to compete with international folk dance ... Global plans for Chhau dance. Dhritiman Ray / TNN / Mar 28, 2015, 14:39 IST. Share. AA ...

Showcasing the folklores and the great mythological tales, Chhau dance has evolved as one of the best theatrical forms. The artists of the city learned this form  in a Mayubhanj Chhau Dance ...

Lucknow: LaTouche Road Puja Sangsad Society this year will be celebrating Durga Puja on a theme based on Chhau Dance, traditional dance form popular in Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. The puja would ...

A centre for Chhau dance and research would come up shortly at Chandankiyari about 35 kms from the district headquarter of Bokaro. This research centre (‘Chhau Dance Research Centre’) ...