Arangetram is a granduation performance that is the part of the traditional format – the Margam ( path) . It reflects the different stages of the dancer’s consciousness . In Tamil (one of the south Inidan languages)Aranga means is raised stage and etram means climbing. Ii is also called as Rangaprevesha in Kannada (another South Indian Language) where Ranga means stage and prevesha means enter. Arangetram is test for the Sishya ( student) as well as the Guru (teacher) as the Guru’s knowledge and the Sishya’s talent are judged by the Public. So the Arangetram is done only when the Guru feels that...
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
ADAVUS
THE “ADAVUS” OF BHARATANATYAM
by Sapna Rangaswamy, Baroda
e-mail: rangaswamy@satyam.net.in
When I stamped my right foot, way back in the year 1970 I didn't know what I was doing… I didn't even know that it was my first day at learning Bharatanatyam.
Surprisingly, I learnt my tattadavu from the Kuchipudi maestro Guru Shri Acharyalu at the Darpana Academy in Ahmedabad. I was four years old and could hardly even spell the word “Bharatanatyam.”
So, for young students, like I was then, here is a basic introduction to Bharatanatyam.
There are thirteen groups of Adavus containing 36 to 52. Number...
BHARATANATYAM BASICS
BHARAT NATYAM
Bharatanatyam is a classical dance of India, which finds its roots in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. It is believed that Bharatanatyam is mainly a renewal of Cathir, the ancient art of temple dancers. The dance form has been named after Bharata Muni, the author of the Natya Shastra (ancient treatise on classical Indian dance). The word Bharatanatyam is composed of three terms, Bha meaning Bhava or abhinaya (expression), Ra meaning raga (melody) and Ta meaning tala (rhythm).
The oldest of all the classical dance forms in India, Bharatnatyam is also known as the fifth...
BHARATANATYAM Eye Movements
Drishthi in sanskrit meaning “Vision”. In relation to our eyes it means “sight” or “to see”. The classification of these eye movements are based on how we move the eye balls. Infact we use each of them in our every day routine. Just a matter of identifying with their names. There are eight types of Eye movements given in the shastras:
1. Sama: Eye kept still without any movement.
2. Alokita: Rolling your eye balls in a circular pattern.
3. Saachi: Looking through the corner of the eyes.
4. Pralokita: moving your eyes side to side.
5. Nimilita: It looks like a half shut eye. Here...
BHARATANATYAM NOTES
Bharatanatyam Notes
The inspiration to start this blog came from Smitha who is my other half also an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer from Hyderabad. Just like the other blog on Kuchipudi I hope to build this blog to essentially provide basic knowledge about this art form which though very popular today, but is not undertood in its entirety by even the students of Bharatanatyam.
Being someone who has spent almost all working life chasing after knowledge and also having authored an award winning book on knowledge management, I thought it imperative for someone like me to share the knowledge...
BHARATANATYAM RESUME
Name:
Dr. Joyce Paul Poursabahian
Address:
C/O ARPAN 24311, NE 80th street, Redmond, WA - 98053
Education:
Doctorate in Exercise Physiology (Special emphasis on dance related injuries)
Dance Form:
Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical)
Web site:
http://www.joycekpaul.com/
Email:
arpan.arts@live.com
About ARPAN
http://www.joycekpaul.com/Arpan/Index.html
Training
Received training in Bharatanatyam, under the tutelage of Padmashree Leela Samson (1986-1994).
Learnt under the guidance of Smt. Chitra Chandrashekhar Dasarathy and Manjari Chandrashekhar....
Sunday, 17 June 2012
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