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ARTICLES RELATED TO classical Indian dance | | | |  classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia - MokshaMoksha (Sanskrit: मोक्ष, liberation) or Mukti (Sanskrit: विमुक्ति, release) refers, in general, to liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. In higher Hindu philosophy, it is seen as a transcendence of phenomenal being, of any sense of consciousness of time, space, and causation (karma). It is not seen as a soteriological goal in the same sense as in, say, a Christian context, but signifies dissolution of the sense of self, or ego, and the overall breakdown of nama-roopa (nam ...
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia - Theatre Theatre is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed any one or more elements of the other performing arts. In addition to the standard narrative dialogue style, theatre takes such forms as opera, ballet, mime, kabuki, classical Indian dance, Chinese opera, mummers' plays, and pantomime.
Theatre - Overview of theatre.
"Drama" (literally translated, is defined as: Action, alt ...
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Elements Although most of the contemporary Bharatanatyam ballets are popularly viewed as a form of entertainment, the Natya Shastra-based dance styles were sacred Hindu ceremonies originally conceived in order to spiritually elevate the spectators. Bharatanatyam proper is a solo dance, with two aspects, lasya, the graceful feminine lines and movements, and tandava (the dance of Shiva), masculine aspect. Typically a regular performance includes:
Ganapati Vandana - A traditional opening prayer to the Hindu god Ganesh, who removes ob ...
See also:Bharatanatyam, Bharatanatyam - Traditional roots, Bharatanatyam - Essential ideas, Bharatanatyam - Medieval decline, Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth, Bharatanatyam - Technique, Bharatanatyam - Elements, Bharatanatyam - Other elements, Bharatanatyam - Dancers Read more here: » Bharatanatyam: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Elements |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Theater structure - History of theater construction
Theater structure - Ancient Greece.
Greek theatre buildings were called a theatron ('seeing place'). The theatres were large, open-air structures constructed on the slopes of hills. They consisted of three principal elements: the orchestra, the skene, and the audience.
The centrepiece of the theatre was the orchestra, or "dancing place", a large circular or rectangular area. The orchestra was the site the choral performances, the religious rites, and, possibly, the acting. An altar was located in the mid ...
See also:Theater structure, Theater structure - Basic elements of a theatre structure, Theater structure - History of theater construction, Theater structure - Ancient Greece, Theater structure - Ancient Rome, Theater structure - Elizabethan England, Theater structure - Contemporary theatres Read more here: » Theater structure: Encyclopedia II - Theater structure - History of theater construction |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Arts and entertainment in India - New Media
Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema.
Indian actresses through the years
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Nandita Das
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Aishwarya Rai
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Theatre - Styles of theatre There are a variety of genres that writers, producers and directors can employ in theatre to suit a variety of tastes:
Musical theatre: A theatrical genre in which the primary means of performance is through singing and music.
Rock opera: Same style as opera, except that the musical form is rock music.
Comedy: Comes from the Greek word komos which means celebration, revel or merrymaking. It does not necessarily mean funny, but more focuses on a problem that leads to some form of cat ...
See also:Theatre, Theatre - Overview of theatre, Theatre - Styles of theatre, Theatre - Theatre or Theater?, Theatre - Theatre venues and styles, Theatre - Awards in theatre, Theatre - Theatre Conventions Read more here: » Theatre: Encyclopedia II - Theatre - Styles of theatre |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth Rukmini Devi Arundale raised Bharatanatyam to a puritan art form, divorced from its recently controversial past by "removing objectionable elements" (mostly, the Sringar, or the expressive Tantric elements) from some original styles of Sadir (such as Pandanallur, Tanjore or Thanjavur, Vazhuvoor, Mysore etc.), according to Shri Sankara Menon. A top contemporary dancer Alarmel Valli said, ``Though Chokkalingam Pillai often told us not to dance like a jadam (zombie), I suspect that the masters had to shed much of the full blooded quality of the repertoire to be ...
See also:Bharatanatyam, Bharatanatyam - Traditional roots, Bharatanatyam - Essential ideas, Bharatanatyam - Medieval decline, Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth, Bharatanatyam - Technique, Bharatanatyam - Elements, Bharatanatyam - Other elements, Bharatanatyam - Dancers, Bharatanatyam - Gurus and Dancers Read more here: » Bharatanatyam: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Dancers A professional Bharatanatyam dancer must demonstrate a number of qualities. As Sangitaratnakara puts it, the true dance is connected to the beauty of the body, therefore any other dance is simply a parody (VII.1246).
The AbhinayaDarpana has a sloka that describes Patra Prana Dasha Smrutaha - the ten essentials of the dancer: Javaha (Agility), Sthirathvam (Steadiness), Rekhacha (graceful lines), Bhramari(balance in pirouettes), Drishtir (glance), Shramaha (hard work), Medha (intelligence), Shraddha(devotion), Vacho (go ...
See also:Bharatanatyam, Bharatanatyam - Traditional roots, Bharatanatyam - Essential ideas, Bharatanatyam - Medieval decline, Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth, Bharatanatyam - Technique, Bharatanatyam - Elements, Bharatanatyam - Other elements, Bharatanatyam - Dancers, Bharatanatyam - Gurus and Dancers Read more here: » Bharatanatyam: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Dancers |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth Rukmini Devi Arundale raised Bharatanatyam to a puritan art form, divorced from its recently controversial past by "removing objectionable elements" (mostly, the Sringar, or the expressive Tantric elements) from some original styles of Sadir (such as Pandanallur, Tanjore or Thanjavur, Vazhuvoor, Mysore etc.), according to Shri Sankara Menon.
The development of the Bharatnatyam dance form has therefore been surrounded by controversy as some including Ashish Khokar the Indian Dance Historian have seen it as means by which many wo ...
See also:Bharatanatyam, Bharatanatyam - Traditional roots, Bharatanatyam - Essential ideas, Bharatanatyam - Medieval decline, Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth, Bharatanatyam - Technique, Bharatanatyam - Elements, Bharatanatyam - Other elements, Bharatanatyam - Dancers Read more here: » Bharatanatyam: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Theatre - Overview of theatre "Drama" (literally translated, is defined as: Action, although it is also defined as "I do" (Which is an action)) is that branch of theatre in which speech, either from written text (plays), or improvised is paramount. "Musical theatre" is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance routines, and spoken dialogue. However, theatre is more than just what one sees on stage. Theatre involves an entire world behind the scenes that creates the costumes, sets and lighting to make the overall effect interesting. There is a particularly long trad ...
See also:Theatre, Theatre - Overview of theatre, Theatre - Styles of theatre, Theatre - Theatre or Theater?, Theatre - Theatre venues and styles, Theatre - Awards in theatre, Theatre - Theatre Conventions Read more here: » Theatre: Encyclopedia II - Theatre - Overview of theatre |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Elements Although most of the contemporary Bharatanatyam ballets are popularly viewed as a form of entertainment, the Natya Shastra-based dance styles were sacred Hindu ceremonies originally conceived in order to spiritually elevate the spectators. Bharatanatyam proper is a solo dance, with two aspects, lasya, the graceful feminine lines and movements, and tandava (the dance of Shiva), masculine aspect. Typically a performance includes:
Ganapati Vandana - A traditional opening prayer to the Hindu god Ganesh, who removes obstacles. ...
See also:Bharatanatyam, Bharatanatyam - Traditional roots, Bharatanatyam - Essential ideas, Bharatanatyam - Medieval decline, Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth, Bharatanatyam - Technique, Bharatanatyam - Elements, Bharatanatyam - Other elements, Bharatanatyam - Dancers, Bharatanatyam - Gurus and Dancers Read more here: » Bharatanatyam: Encyclopedia II - Bharatanatyam - Elements |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Theater structure - Basic elements of a theatre structure All theatre structures, regardless of type, contain certain basic elements. The most important of these areas is the acting space generally known as the stage. In some theatres, specifically proscenium theatres, arena theatres and ampitheaters, this area is permanent part of the structure. In a blackbox theatres, the acting area is undefined so that each theatre may adapted specifically to a production. In addition to these acting spaces, there may be offstage spaces as well. These include wings on either side of a proscenium stage (called " ...
See also:Theater structure, Theater structure - Basic elements of a theatre structure, Theater structure - History of theater construction, Theater structure - Ancient Greece, Theater structure - Ancient Rome, Theater structure - Elizabethan England, Theater structure - Contemporary theatres Read more here: » Theater structure: Encyclopedia II - Theater structure - Basic elements of a theatre structure |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Arts and entertainment in India - Literature Main article: Indian literature
Indian literature is generally acknowledged, but not wholly established, as the oldest in the world. India has 22 officially recognized languages, and a huge variety of literature has been produced in these languages over the years. In Indian literature, oral and written forms are both important. Hindu literary traditions dominate a large part of Indian culture. Apart from the Vedas which are a sacred form of knowledge, there are other works such as the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabhar ...
See also:Arts and entertainment in India, Arts and entertainment in India - Architecture, Arts and entertainment in India - Literature, Arts and entertainment in India - Music, Arts and entertainment in India - Dance, Arts and entertainment in India - New Media, Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema, Arts and entertainment in India - Radio, Arts and entertainment in India - Television, Arts and entertainment in India - Major Events, Arts and entertainment in India - Professional Events, Arts and entertainment in India - Ametuer Events Read more here: » Arts and entertainment in India: Encyclopedia II - Arts and entertainment in India - Literature |
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| | | | classical Indian dance: Encyclopedia II - Arts and entertainment in India - Music Indian music includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, and classical music. India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and, developed over several eras, remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of religious inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups, speaking their own languages and dialects. Alongside distinctly subcontinental forms there are major influences from Persian, Arab and Brit ...
See also:Arts and entertainment in India, Arts and entertainment in India - Architecture, Arts and entertainment in India - Literature, Arts and entertainment in India - Music, Arts and entertainment in India - Dance, Arts and entertainment in India - New Media, Arts and entertainment in India - Cinema, Arts and entertainment in India - Radio, Arts and entertainment in India - Television, Arts and entertainment in India - Major Events, Arts and entertainment in India - Professional Events, Arts and entertainment in India - Ametuer Events Read more here: » Arts and entertainment in India: Encyclopedia II - Arts and entertainment in India - Music |
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