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 ...

Chhau dance was inscribed in 2010 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This traditional dance form from eastern India showcases stories from the epics ...

Plastic chairs and string cots are arranged neatly in a semi-circle under a canopy of trees at Beguna Diha, a village on the outskirts of Mayurbhanj in Odisha. You can hear the sound of practising ...

The village is known for Purulia Chhau dance famous for its crafted masks and mock combat movements. The documentary is not about the dance form per se but how it has over centuries unconsciously ...

If a city lass can forget hip-hop and swear by chhau, then it's time a village girl practises the folk dance. A file picture of dancers performing Seraikela Chhau If a city lass can forget hip-hop and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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’) is being ...

In a bid to promote the folk dance forms of the State, the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi will organise a three-day National Chhau Dance Festival at the Utkal Mandap here from May 28. Addressing ...

Jamshedpur, March 23: In a bid to popularise the lesser known traditional dance forms of Jharkhand, the ministry of art, culture, sports and youth affairs has decided to provide them a platform during ...

Chhau dance is a tradition from eastern India that enacts episodes from epics including the Mahabharata and Ramayana, local folklore and abstract themes. Its three distinct styles hail from the ...

The Kolhan University (KU) plans to start a course on Chhau folk dance for its undergraduate students. The university officials said Kolhan division commissioner and vice-chancellor (VC ...