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Photos of Mallika's US Tour

Fri, 02 May 2008 02:24:49 -0500

Good Housekeeping May, 2008

Fri, 02 May 2008 06:16:11 -0500

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Sat, 03 May 2008 05:57:08 -0500

And They Came to India......

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:08:10 -0500

A programme commissioned by Dr Villoo Patell of Avestagen in Bangalore has lead to the creation of a new performance on the history of the Iranian people and the circumstances that lead to their fleeing to India in the 7th century CE. Researched, written and directed by Mallika Sarabhai, the performance was premiered at The Tamarind Tree in Bangalore on August 1st. The preformance will now be expanded and become part of Darpana's repertoire.

Guru Poornima in Bhopal

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:40:50 -0500

Darpana's old artist-film maker colleague Aashi Manohar and his arts institution Rangasandhan held an exclusive evening on the 30th of July to celebrate Mrinalini Sarabhai. Rangasandhan released three books on Mrinalini - Natarani, Mahanayika and Nrityangana, one of her own wrtitings, one where people have written about her, and the third a translation of dramatist Peter Fry's script The Three Ages of Parvati based on Mrinalini's novel This Alone Is True. The books were released by Madhya Pradesh Governor Dr Balram Jhakar. The evening was held at Ravindra Natyalaya and also saw Mallika improvising to a poem On The Banks of the Sabarmati, written and recited in Hindi by Aashi.

Mrinalini Sarabhai gets Legends of India awards

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:55:27 -0500

New Delhi, May 17: Celebrated classical dancer and choreographer Mrinalini Sarabhai and sarod maestro Buddhadev Das Gupta were today honoured with lifetime achievement awards for 2007 by the Legends of India, an organisation which has, for the past several years, been honouring artists which have excelled in different art forms.

The awards were given to the two noted artistes by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.

Speaking after conferring the awards, Mr Chatterjee lauded the contribution of Mrinalini Sarabhai and Buddhadev Das Gupta to their respective art forms.

Of countries and styles

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:30:05 -0600

Performances broke new grounds at the three-day 31st Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival

The 31st Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival ended in Ahmedabad at Natrani, the amphitheatre at the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts this past week.

The three performances, two of which were the end products of a collaboration between visiting artistes and the Darpana performers, led by Mallika Sarabhai, broke new grounds. While the presentation styles were quite uncommon, the themes were not totally unfamiliar ; and therein lay the strength of the performances, for they captured the universality of human perception .

State board censors play, but Mallika says her voice wonâ€™t go unheard

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:25:33 -0500

Let them send me a notice, she says on Unsuni...which premiered at the Prithivi Theatre Festival without any cutsSulakshana Gupta, Indian Express
Mumbai, November 14: Ever since she spoke out against him after the Gujarat riots, Mallika Sarabhai's list of grievances against Narendra Modi has been growing.

The latest is about the censoring of her new play Unsuni, Unheard Voices, just a few days ago by the Gujarat Censor Board. The play premiered in Mumbai as part of the Prithvi Theatre Festival. 'The government in Gujarat is so afraid of debate that they will condemn any form of questioning as being anti-Indian,' says Sarabhai.

Unsuni: A voice of the voiceless

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:18:26 -0600

Chitra Sawant of Asian Age reports

Mallika Sarabhai to perform to aid children in Middle East, Darfur

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:52:39 -0600

Jerusalem, Aug 26. (PTI): Noted classical dancer and political activist Mallika Sarabhai will perform in Athens next month to raise funds for the conflict-affected civilians in the Middle East and children in Darfur. Sarabhai will be leading the 'Darpana Performing Arts Group' in an extravaganza titled 'India: Then, Now and Forever.'

Dance and the art of serendipity

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:28:51 -0600

Click here to view this 'High Life' article on Mrinalini Sarabhai

CHA CHA CHA!

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:30:04 -0600

Are dancers born with the right genes or is it sheer hard work and perseverence that makes them work wonders on their feet? A recent study says its the former.Click here to view this Ahmedabad Times article.

REEL CITY: Natarani's new film club with Dhrishti

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:33:53 -0600

At last there's a place in Ahmedabad where you can find, not Bollywood, not Hollywood, but real, exciting, independent cinema that the city had otherwise been deprived of.Click here to see what the Indian Express has to say.

Sublimely, Superlatively Human

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:23:31 -0600

The three-day 30th Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival by Darpana Academy held at the Capital for the first time left the audience spellbound, says Utpal K BanerjeeClick here to view this article

In step with the times

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 11:29:09 -0600

The multi-faceted Mallika Sarabhai continues to do her all to promote the arts in India, says Arundhati BasuSarabhai's latest project is bringing the Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival out of Ahmedabad to the capital Click here to view this article