Ministry of Culture conducts online classes for traditional dance art forms

Sangeet Natak Akademi under the Ministry of Culture has started taking digital classes and webinars on traditional art forms.

With coronavirus lockdown imposed in the country, several schools and colleges have started taking online classes to avoid any academic loss. To keep students active and engaged during this lockdown, the Ministry of Culture has started taking digital classes and webinars.

Kathak, Kutiyattam, theatre, puppetry, and many other traditional art forms are now being taught online by experts in a unique initiative by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, which has started digital classes for students, named as Deeksha, and a series of webinars by imminent artistes titled Antarang.

Deeksha will bring forward the traditional teaching of eminent gurus of performing arts in the country. They will also be sharing with students the practical application of the traditional teachings live.

The classes are conducted five days in a week from May 15 onwards and every day two sessions on Zoom or Facebook Live. The classes will be addressed by Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees and the gurus of kendras and training projects.
Another new initiative, “Antarang”, will be presented in the form of a series of webinars featuring eminent artistes, who would be talking about their creative life journey, major achievements and contribution to the form in which they specialize, along with their vision for the future of their area or subject of specialization.
This is being presented through Facebook Live every Tuesday at 5 pm since May 25.
It includes presentations on classical dance by Swapna Sundar, theatre by Prasanna, puppetry by Sudip Gupta and classical music by Ronu Majumdar, among others.

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