Monday, 15 July 2013

Poetry in Dance - Lakshmi Vishwanathan

Most of our dance repertoire is poetry in song. We seldom get to read
them just for their poetic beauty .We read them only when we are
researching new texts for dance. Language skills are needed for this
exercise. Poems when set to suitable tunes should inspire lyrical dance.

When I first encountered some lovely poems from ancient Tamil translated
into poetic English I was excited enough to make Girish Karnad read
some as I danced to the melodies of a sitar under a starlit sky in the
Cholamandal artists village near Chennai. This was way back in 1976 and
the book of translations was the famous Interior Landscape by A.K.
Ramanujan. The last time I met him was in Hyderabad airport. A genial
and unassuming man he told me,Image copyright Rex Features Image caption Robbie Keane scored 92 goals in five MLS seasons for LA Galaxy

Robbie Keane has joined Indian Super League champions Atletico de Kolkata, who are managed by his former Tottenham team-mate Teddy Sheringham.

Keane, the Republic of Ireland's record goalscorer, has been searching for a club leaving LA Galaxy last November.

The 37-year-old's 10-club career has included spells at Leeds, Liverpool and Celtic.

"The offer to experience a new league and culture in Asia appealed to me," said Keane, who won 146 Irish caps.

Sheringham was appointed the club's manager last month.

Dubliner Keane netted 68 Republic goals before announcing his retirement from international football last year.

He scored 92 goals in his five seasons with Major League Soccer side Galaxy.