For each piece, my basic idea was how nritta and abhinaya should be incorporated: Bharatanatyam dancer Vinay Tiwari on choreographing ‘Magadh’ in Kathak
Vinay Tiwari performing his solo for 'Magadh' I recently watched ‘Magadh: The Whispers of Lost Glory’, the 2026 annual student showcase of the Gauri Diwakar Sanskriti Foundation (GDSF) – Sarvatra Nrityam (read my report here) . Everyone who watches Kathak knows the name Gauri Diwakar (and should love her if they don’t already). But what I watched at the function was Gauri’s calibre as a guru, which was obvious in even the littlest ones trying to remember their steps. I also got new perspective on another dancer whom I have seen much less than his peers – Bharatanatyam dancer Vinay Tiwari. Vinay started learning Bharatanatyam at Bhatkhande University in Lucknow after he finished school, and realized his dream of learning from Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan after she visited the university. He continued his learning under Guru Rama Vaidyanathan in Delhi and has been associated with Ganesa Natyalaya ever since. Vinay had been learning yoga long before he started learning Bharatanatyam, ...
