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Category Archives: Dancer
The Maharashtra Post
Zee Talkies got a bunch of actors to recreate iconic roles in Marathi cinema for its 2013 calendar. The ones in this post are: Pic 1-Urmila Kanitkar as Shanta Apte in Kunku. Pic 2-Amruta Khanvilkar as Durga Khote in possibly … Continue reading
Posted in 1930s, 1950s, 1970s, 20th century, Actor, Cinema, Costume, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Early 20th Century, fashion, Film Costuming, Indian Cinema, Indian Dress, Indian fashion, Indian Women, Maharashtra, Movies, Sari, Sari Blouse, sari history, Vintage, vintage fashion, vintage sari
Tagged bindi, Durga Khote, film costumes, Jait re jait, Jayshree Gadkar, Maharashtra, Manoos, nauwari, nine yard sari, Rajmukut, Sadhi Mansa, Shanta Apte, Smita Patil
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The 1940s Post
The late 1940s was a time of somewhat boxy, padded blouses. This blouse on the actress and dancer Suryakumari for example is almost like a man’s shirt (or perhaps more correctly a pyjama top). As can be seen from the … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, 20th century, Cinema, Dancer, Early 20th Century, Indian Cinema, Indian fashion, Sari, Sari Blouse, Singer, South India, South Indian Cinema, Vintage Blouse, vintage fashion
Tagged 1940s, 1940s fashion, blouse, boxy, Indian fashion, sari blouse, striped blouse, Suryakumari, Telugu actress
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The Ancient India Post
Rather just a look at 2 early 20th century paintings recreating the era. From dawn until late into the night I worked. By day I copied the parts of the wall that were well lit, and by night I shifted on to … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient India, Art, Bengal, Colonial, Costume, Courtesan, Culture, Dance, Dancer, Early 20th Century, fashion, Indian Dress, Paintings, Vintage, Vintage Dress, Women
Tagged Ajanta, ancient india, Bagh, india, Indian Art, Mukul Dey, paintings, Roma Mukerji
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The Chinese Brushwork Post
From Ye Qianyu‘s Indian Dancing Gestures – painted in the 1979s (X, X, X) Zhang Daqian‘s Indian Actress (1950).
The Nautch Post
Ongoing posts on Indian dance, particularly in the 19th/early 20th century. This painting is Edwin Lord Weeks’ Nautch Girls emerging from the Taj Mahal. Weeks’ paintings of India have a number of quotidian details and I particularly like this one.
Posted in 1880s, 19th century, British Raj, Colonial, Costume, Courtesan, Dance, Dancer, Early 20th Century, Paintings, Vintage, Women
Tagged 1880s, courtesan, ghaghra choli, india, Nautch, Nautch Girl, Taj Mahal
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The Tamil Cinema Poster Post
I love that so many old Tamil film posters have just the actresses on them and you get to see different kinds of attire. The first film is Madanamala, where the heroine is a dancer. The second,Devamanohari, features a princess. The … Continue reading
Posted in 1940s, 1950s, 20th century, Cinema, Courtesan, Dancer, Indian Cinema, Sari, Sari Blouse, Tamil Cinema, Women
Tagged film poster, randor guy, sari, sari blouse, Tamil Cinema, Tamil heroines
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Travancore Sisters
The Travancore Sisters were a famous dancing trio and one of them, Padmini, was a major star in South Indian cinema and also acted in Hindi films. Betsy Woodman’s family lived next door to the sisters and her blog is full of fascinating details about both … Continue reading
Posted in 1950s, Actor, Dancer, Indian Cinema, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage Blouse
Tagged Betsy Woodman, Bharatnatyam, Dancers, Lalitha, Padmini, Ragini, South India, Travancore Sisters
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The Ballet Post
Tamara Karsavina, one of Diaghilev’s ballerinas, in the part of Nirilya/Nerilya in The Talisman. The sari doesn’t appear to have pleats and Karsavina has a body stocking underneath. And although the blouse is loose and prettily edged, its the lovely print … Continue reading
Posted in Ballet, Dance, Dancer, Vintage, Vintage Dress, Women
Tagged ballet, saree, saree blouse, Tamara Karsavina, The Talisman, vintage
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The Modern Dance Post
Dance forms in the early 20th century in the west often incorporated oriental elements, be it a tawdry interpretation or a more serious minded approach. There are probably many ways to look at Ruth St. Denis’ body of work that … Continue reading
Posted in 1910s, Dance, Dancer, Hinduism, Sari, Sari Blouse, Vintage
Tagged 1915, india, modern dance, Ruth St. Denis, saree blouse, vintage
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