Dancing to old tunes

Bengaluru | Tuesday | 7th January, 2020

Summary:

Vidya Iyengar ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU : Ever since he can recall, Ganesh Krishnamurthy Acharya has been interested in the Yakshagana art form. But when the engineer working in an MNC, recently came across a class where he could pick up the skills, Acharya immediately signed up. “It’s something I grew up watching in Udupi, but could not learn,” says Acharya (37), who hopes to do a detailed performance soon. Shivakumar (35), who learnt about the classes through a WhatsApp forward, finds himself looking at performances through a different lens. “It’s an interest that started during my college days which I want to keep up,” he says..