NEW DELHI – Sattriya, a classical dance form rooted in the monastic traditions of Assam, stands as a testament to the vibrant cultural heritage of India. Emerging from the sattras—monasteries ...

For centuries, Sattriya, one of India's classical dances honoring the ... Monday, April 23: Theatre Master Class (5:30-6:50p.m. in Mandell Theater) Tuesday, April 24: Dance Master Class (6-8p.m. in ...

century, there was an introduction of dance numbers outside the dramatic presentation, to be presented as part of prayer services and festivals in Assam and thus developed the Sattriya dance ...

The 16th Rasheswar Saikia Barbayan Sattriya Dance Award and the 56th Annual Festival of Dance were held recently in Guwahati by Sangeet Sattra in honour of its founder principal, Adhyapak ...

The Dancing Monks of Assam, teachers, and performers of the 600-year-old classical Indian dance form Sattriya, dance to honor Krishna. “This dance form comes from the banks of the Brahmaputra River, ...

Piecing together the precious puzzle of the history of Sattriya dance, this was one of the earliest documentations of the form, presented to the public for the first time, at the Pragjyoti ...

The introduction to Sattriya, one of the eight principal classical Indian dance forms, happened at Shadhona's dance studio in Banani, Dhaka on April 16. The occasion was a workshop conducted by ...

Sattriya dancer Prateesha Suresh will pay tribute to Sankaradeva -- the founder of this classical dance from Assam -- in Mumbai on March 30 You can always spot an Indian classical dance exponent ...

Being among the seven elite across India to be nominated as a member of the dance advisory committee to the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, and the first to represent Sattriya dance in the panel, is one ...

Sattriya dance, which was included as one of the eight major dances in India, has been seeing tremendous growth in the public fora. TNIE speaks to two proponents of the art form, who recently ...