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Kathak: Encyclopedia - Kathak

Kathak is an Indian dance form that arose from the Vaishnava devotees dancing to the episodes from Krishna's life. Originally a Northern Indian temple dance, it was transformed to a court dance in the Mughal era. The new Muslim influence brought with it certain changes to the dance form: what had been a largely devotional practice now became more a courtly entertainment, and to that end various changes were effected. The demi-plié stance of most other Indian dance forms gave way to straight legs, and as many as 150 ankle bells on eac ...

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Kathak: Encyclopedia - Wajid Ali Shah Wajid Ali Shah (official name .M. Hazrat Khalid, 'Abul Mansur Nasir ud-din, Padshah-i-'Adil, Kaiser-i-Zaman, Arangha Sultan-i-'Alam, Muhammad Wajid 'Ali Shah Bahadur) (1822-1887) was the tenth and last nawab of the princely kingdom of Awadh (Oudh) in present day Uttar Pradesh in India. He ascended the throne of Awadh in 1847 and ruled for nine years. His kindgom, long protected by the British under treaty, was eventually annexed peacefully on February 7, 1856 - days before the ninth anniversary of his coronation. The Nawab was ...

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Wajid Ali Shah - His exile years

Kathak: Encyclopedia II - Wajid Ali Shah - A Patron of the Arts

Wajid Ali Shah - His Contribution to Music. A large number of composers who throve under the lavish patronage of the Nawab rulers of Lucknow enriched the light classical form of thumri; most prominent among these was Wajid Ali Shah. He was not only a munificent patron of music, dance, drama, and poetry, but was himself a gifted composer. He had received vocal training under great Ustads like Basit Khan, Pyar Khan and Jaffar Khan. Although his pen-name was Qaisar, he used the pseudonym "Akhtarpiya" for his ...

Pandit Birju Maharaj (born February 4, 1937) is the current head of the Lucknow gharana of Kathak dance in India. He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of kathak dancers, including his two uncles, Shambu and Lacchu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. Even though dancing is his first love, he also has an excellent command over Hindustani classical music and is an accomplished vocalist as well. He took Kathak to new heights by choreographing new Kathak dance dramas. He has toured extensively across the globe, given thousands of performances

Kathak: Traditional Indian Dance

Indian dance cannot be isolated from the art of literature, painting sculpture and music. Indian dance has a unique body of myths and legend to support the view that the art occupied a central place in the society and religion of the people of India.

The dance styles of Traditional Indian Dance are known as Bharathanatiyam, KathaKali , Kuchipodi , Manipuri, Orrissi and Kathak of each evolved it's own individual vocabulary of movement. Indian Dance is a spiritual practice and a "collaboration with God".

Kathak: Encyclopedia - Indian dance

Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Indian dance usually refers to traditional dance from India, such as Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kathak , Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniattam or Manipuri. Indian dance is based on the treatise Natyashasthra by the sage Bharatha, which explains the Indian art of acting. Acting or natya is a br ...

Kathak: Encyclopedia - Classical Indian dance

Classical Indian dance is any dance form that is based on Natya Shastra, and currently comprises Bharata Natyam Odissi Mohiniattam Kuchipudi Note that Manipuri is clearly distinct from the above four. Some also include classical dances of Assam: Sattriya, Savaguwa and Rang-guwa Ojapali dance Dewgharar Dev-Natir Nritya the North Indian dance ...

Kathak: Encyclopedia - Vocal percussion

Vocal percussion is the art of creating sounds with one's mouth that approximate, imitate, or otherwise serve the same purpose as a percussion instrument, whether in a group of singers, an instrumental ensemble, or solo. The term "Beatboxing" is often used as a synonym for vocal percussion, but in fact is just one type of percussion, often used to accompany hip-hop music. The vocal percussion used by most college and professional a cappella groups attempts a more complete facsimile of the pop music that these groups prim ...

Kathak: Encyclopedia - Culture of India

The culture of India is one of the oldest cultures in the world. In modern India, there is remarkable cultural diversity throughout the country. The South, North, and Northeast have their own distinct cultures and almost every state has carved out its own cultural niche. In spite of the diversity, it's bound by a common a thread as one civilization perhaps because of its common history and transfer of age old knowledge in the geographies. Indian culture and religions had great impacts on South East Asia and this is evident in the lega ...

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Culture of India - Painting

Kathak: Encyclopedia - Arts and entertainment in India

Arts and entertainment in India have a rich and ancient history. Right from ancient times there has been a synthesis of indigenous and foreign influences that have shaped the course of the arts of India. Arts refer to paintings, architecture, literature, music, dance, languages and cinema. In early India, most of the arts were derived Vedic influences. After the birth of Jainism and Buddhism, arts flourished under the patronage of kings and emperors. The coming of Islam spawned a whole new era of Islamic architecture. Finally t ...

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Arts and entertainment in India - Major Events

Kathak: Encyclopedia - India

The Republic of India, commonly known as India, is a country in South Asia which comprises the majority of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares a border with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. On the Indian Ocean, it is adjacent to three island nations -- the Maldives (to the southwest), Sri Lanka (to the south), and Indonesia (to the southeast). India also claims a ...

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Kathak: Encyclopedia - Yakshagana

Yakshagana is a classical folk art form of the state of Karnataka in India mostly popular in the discricts of North Canara, Shimoga, Udupi and South Canara. This would be considered to be a form of opera in western eyes.. Actors wear costumes and enact the various roles. Traditionally, Yakshaganas would go on all night. A Yakshagana performance begins at the twilight hours with the beating of drums for up to a couple of hours before the 'actors' get on the stage. The actors wear resplendent costumes, head-dresses, and painted f ...

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Kathak: Encyclopedia II - Wajid Ali Shah - As a Nawab

Wajid Ali Shah succeeed to the throne of Awadh when its glory days were already past it. The British had annexed much of the kingdom under the treaty of 1801, and had impoverished Awadh by imposing a hugely expensive, British-run army and repeated demands for loans. The independence of Awadh in name was tolerated by the British only because they still needed a buffer state between their presence in the East and South, and th ...

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