On the eve of her Delhi show ‘Beeja – Earth Seed’, Bharatanatyam danseuse Malavika Sarukkai spotlights using non-human figures to tell nature’s stories, her mother’s enduring influence on her art, and ...

In ‘Beeja — Earth Seed’, the main protagonist is the subaltern voice of the tree. “I believe this voice needs to be heard other than always centring narratives from the human perspective,” says ...

Malavika Sarukkai, a distinguished Indian classical dancer and choreographer, is renowned for her mastery of bharatanatyam. Born in 1959 in Tamil Nadu, she began her dance journey at the age of seven, ...

On stage, she becomes a deer, a tree, a swan, and a bird, seamlessly transforming from one form to another with fluid footsteps and effortless grace. In her latest production 'Beeja – Earth Seed', ...