It was an evening of spirited singing, dancing, lively percussion and an overall well-assembled show. It was performed to a full house at the Studio at the NMACC complex, Mumbai. The dance styles of Flamenco and Kalbelia are rarely witnessed in Mumbai. Throw in yet another style, the Kathak and it is an exotic threesome....
New Delhi (India), July 14: In the realm of dance, there are rare individuals who push the boundaries of tradition and create mesmerizing fusions that captivate audiences worldwide. One such artist is Kunal Om, a visionary flamenco dancer who has seamlessly integrated the vibrant art form with the rich melodies of Indian folk and Sufi music....
Kunal Om, who is a flamenco artist, dance performer, choreographer, conceptualise and actor is an empanelled artist with the International Dance Counsel, UNESCO. He is one of India’s few male Flamenco Dance performers with his ancestral roots from Rajasthan and brought up in Mumbai, with a versatile journey in performing arts for over 2 decades....
There seems to be an exciting new art form in the making ”“ and it is happening right in our midst in Mumbai. It is called Flamenco Kathaa but it is definitely not any sort of fusion, which at best is superficial. The story of its development is quite fascinating. Two seemingly diverse dance artists...
Kunal Om, arguably the first flamenco artist of India to have gone to Spain to learn the difficult form of dance, talks about his journey from Mumbai to Granada “Great dancers are great because of their passion,” said the great American modern dancer Martha Graham. The journey of dancer Kunal Om, from Mumbai to Granada...
Kathak is a classical Indian dance form. It is based on two words – Katha – which means story and – Kathaka – the one who tells a story. Hence, Kathak involves telling a story through dance without the use of words. On the other hand, Flamenco is a Spanish dance form. Normally, a layman...
