Archive - The Deep Cut

Rhythms of Subtle Suggestion

Reflections on the lyrics and choreography of Kajra Re

Published on Mehfil • Jun 15

Dancing in the rain

And other fever inducing acts

Jun 2 •

May 2025

The vicious cycle of sixteen

A dancer’s take on keeping time

May 25 •

April 2025

Item numbers and Inselbergs

A look at landscapes as dance stages in Bollywood

Apr 29 •

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Apr 28 •

March 2025

When dance breaks geographical boundaries

The magic of the ballet “Samhara” in 2012

Mar 31 •

Song, dance and Swarna Kamalam

K. Viswanath’s 1988 Telugu movie starring Bhanupriya is a masterclass in storytelling through music and movement

Mar 3 •

February 2025

Basements, black outfits and bad-ass dancing

The women of Dhoom

Feb 19 •

Can You Dance in Malayalam?

Decoding the adichu-poli era of Malayalam film music

Feb 10 •

January 2025

The juggernaut that Natrang was

And how it broke every bias

Jan 20 •

December 2024

An honest review of I Want to Talk

A postmortem of Shoojit Sircar's latest

Dec 5, 2024 •

How Dance India Dance caused a dance revolution

And gave all of us a dance education

Dec 3, 2024 •

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