Experience

Culture & Arts

Classical dance, live theatre and film.

Eight classical dance forms, dozens of theatre traditions and hundreds of music lineages are still performed in the places they came from.

Dance

  • Bharatanatyam, Tamil Nadu

  • Kathakali & Mohiniyattam, Kerala

  • Odissi, Odisha

  • Kathak, north India

  • Manipuri, Manipur

  • Sattriya, Assam

Music

  • Hindustani classical, north India

  • Carnatic, south India

    Chennai's December season.

  • Manganiyar & Langa folk, Rajasthan

  • Baul, West Bengal

Stage & screen

  • Koodiyattam, Kerala

    Among the oldest living theatre traditions.

  • Yakshagana, Karnataka

    All-night open-air performances.

  • Mumbai

    Film industry, plus Art Deco cinemas.