Launched in 2014, PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In the earlier 940 posts, we featured an art festival, cartoon gallery. world music festival, telecom expo, millets fair, climate change expo, wildlife conference, startup festival, Diwali rangoli, and jazz festival.The fifth edition of the Dr. Maya Rao Kathak and Choreography Conference will be held next weekend at the Sabha venue in Bengaluru. The conference is led by Madhu Nataraj, daughter of renowned Kathak exponent Dr. Maya Rao, and hosted by the Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography (NIKC).NIKC is regarded as India’s premier institution for contemporary classical dance. It also positions choreography as an evolving continuum rather than a static inheritance. The 2026 conference addresses a core question: How do we carry legacy forward without fossilising it?The conference features performances, panels, workshops, and illustrated talks by an exceptional line-up. Speakers will address and show how choreographic thinking evolves through time, responding to climate change, AI, healing, identity, and social transformation.Dr. Maya Rao has often been described as the ‘Mother of Indian Choreography’. She was a pioneer in systematising choreography as a discipline in India, distinct from solo performance. She explored interdisciplinary collaboration and positioned the dancer as thinker, not just performer. She co-founded… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
