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Awaaz Arts Youth Achievement Award 2024: Samiksha Diwakar
Awaaz Arts was established to ensure the youth of today have a platform that will support them in achieving their dreams, fuel their passions, and encourage them to fulfill any goals. So, as of 2024, Awaaz Arts is establishing a Youth Achievement Award that will honor any youth who is making a mark in the…
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Top 5 Animated Christmas Classics
Growing up in New England, we love our seasons! Ironically, the cold winter tends to brings with it an extra feeling of warmth, hope and happiness as families come together. There is just something magical in the air during the winter, especially when Christmas time gets closer. One of my favorite parts of the year…
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Samiksha Diwakar Shines During Margazhi Season 2024
Awaaz Arts was established to be the voice of the arts, and what better voice to amplify than that of our youth! Recently, Samiksha Diwakar, a young 7 year old bharatanatyam dancer from the UK, stole hearts in India as she made her margazhi debut by presenting a full margam at various sabhas. She began…
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Dr. Sunil Kothari Award for Emerging Artists 2024 Announced
Dr. Sunil Kothari was a well-respected and well-known Indian dance historian, scholar and critic. His reviews and opinion mattered to many artists, and his contribution to the arts was invaluable. In his memory, the Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company and The Drishtikon Dance Foundation founded the Dr. Sunil Kothari Award for Emerging Artist in 2021. This…
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History is created on The Masked Singer 2024!
The Masked Singer has become a playground for the stars where they can go completely incognito and be judged without bias. The reality singing competition has become a phenomenon since it debuted in the US on Fox on January 2, 2019. It is incredible to watch our favorite celebrities rock the stage without our immediately…
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Make sure to know the “Inside Joke”
The South Asian theatre scene has been growing more and more over the past few years. Artists are beginning to take on productions that are relatable to all audiences and are experimenting with unique topics and productions. Inside Joke, is one such production as it takes you inside the mind of a struggling artist. Inside…
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The Great Christmas Light Fight shines bright at the American Reality Television Awards!
The Great Christmas Light Fight has become an American tradition for the holidays. It is as iconic as holiday classics like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and the Grinch and is a special so many – including me – look forward to every year! The show has its hosts, the talented Taniya Nayak and Carter…
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Derek Hough and Mark Ballas Bring Argentine Tango Back To Its Roots!
Two of the most talented choreographers and professional dancers to have graced the stage at ABC’s Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) have definitely been Derek Hough and Mark Ballas. The two have given so many iconic moments to the DWTS franchise. Their performance on DWTS’s season 33 finale on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 was no…
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Multiple Styles, Singular Focus
By Roopa Modha As printed in the November 2022 issue of “Indian Sounds and Steps” Magazine As a dancer, one is always on a journey to become a complete dancer. To do so, we study texts such as Natya Shastra, which is the codified treatise on dance, theater, music, and the arts, and Abhinaya Darpana,…
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Wicked The Movie – Review
Wicked is a movie that has become an instant classic from the second the first frame hits the screen. As a fan of theatre, I have been looking forward to Wicked: Part I for a very long time. I’m a huge fan of Wizard of Oz, loved the musical, and have read the books. Although…
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