Dance like a man

The series will begin on July 10 with a short film on history of Purusha - Male Moves, covering the last century. It will feature Nataraja, the ultimate male dance symbol; American pioneer Ted Shawn, Ram Gopal, Uday Shankar, Siddhi folk dancers of Gujarat, Birju Maharaj, Kelubabu, Pasumarthy Vithal, Astad Deboo and Attakalari Jayachandran.

Following this, classical male dancers of Bangalore — Satyanarayan Raju, Murlimohan Kalva; Tushar Bhatt; Seshadri Iyengar; P Praveen Kumar and B P Sweekruth will speak on being a male dancer. What it means and the joys and challenges it holds.

Audiences can ask question and interact. Books on dance will also be on display.  The series will be held at Alliance Francaise from 6.30 pm to 8 pm. For details call 22483686