We talk of digital India and this is my first step towards promoting our roots,” is what noted Bharatanatyam dancer Ananda Shankar has to say, a week post Natyarambha, her digital dance practice platform has gone live. We made Natyarambha for a young audience and didn’t want to trouble them whenever there is an upgrade,” says Ananda about the annual subscription-based platform. It’s a step ahead from DVDs which she feels have become an extinct species now. As a result, designs (done by a non-techie team) comprising deep colours form a backdrop to Natyarambha. Given time and the budget, there’s a lot of dance theory that can make its way to Natyarambha.-Sneha Magapu, Natyarambha Project Lead (also a student of Ananda Shankar)

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2017 10:42 UTC