Bharatha Natyam the Dance of India: Grammar and Technique
Bharatha Natyam the Dance of India: Grammar and Technique

Author: Jayanthi Raman

Publisher: Rasika

Published: 2015-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781634528016

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Bharatha Natyam The Dance of India: Grammar and Technique is a book for all dance students, specifically those learning the popular classical dance from South India, Bharatha Natyam. This is a thorough book, which has material from the ancient texts on dance simplified and even tabulated for easy understanding. The in-depth explanations of music, theater and dance, the technical details of dance including pure dance and expressive elements of dance, adavu units of dance, hand gestures, detailed movements of the body based on the codified rules stated in the dance treatise the Natya Sastra are explained in simple language. The experiences of the author having to market her art and artistic career in US, advice to emerging artists, the creative and technical aspects of dance choreography are also detailed from her personal experience. The book has over 600 full color photographs that help in understanding the technical nuances. A comprehensive book that is valuable guide for students and practitioners of Bharatha Natyam or learning Indian dance as part of world dance.

Bharatha Natyam the Dance of India: Demystified for Global Audience
Bharatha Natyam the Dance of India: Demystified for Global Audience

Author: Jayanthi Raman

Publisher: Rasika

Published: 2015-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781634528009

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Bharatha Natyam The Dance of India: Demystified for Global Audience provides an overview and explanation of Indian dance for the uninitiated, specifically about the popular classical dance from South India, Bharatha Natyam. This is a thorough book, which has material from the ancient texts on dance simplified for easy understanding. The history, mythology, music system, and rhythmic structure, give the readers a synopsis to understand and appreciate the art. Ranging from topics such as the introduction to the ancient classical dance form of India, the book covers wide range of topics such as the history, mythology, literary works on dance, the concert repertoire, the costumes and jewelry, and the cultural content of the art form in a comprehensive manner which is valuable for readers as an introductory book on this art as well as students and practitioners of the dance. The experiences of the author learning dance in India, teaching dance in the United States and the connect between cultures is presented. A comprehensive book for lay public as well as students and practitioners of any genre of dance.

Bharatnatyam
Bharatnatyam

Author: Micky Verma

Publisher: Abhishek Publications

Published: 2023-11-07

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 8182472393

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Bharatanatyam, an Indian classical dance form; a study.

India
India

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-09-01

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0756649528

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“[A] concisely yet informatively narrated and gorgeously colorful pictorial survey...” --Booklist Just 60 years after winning independence from British rule, India’s economy is booming and the nation is fast becoming a leading global power. With a population of a billion people, India’s society is as varied as its awe-inspiring landscape. Home to a dizzying array of languages, ethnic groups, beliefs, and lifestyles, India can seem overwhelming in its complexity. India takesthe lid off this cultural melting pot, showing how past events have shaped thisdiverse but unified nation, where tradition and modernity successfully coexist.Through stunning photography and insightful text, India offers an eye-opening, thought-provoking, and authoritative visual guide to one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant nations.

Tawny Grammar
Tawny Grammar

Author: Gary Snyder

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1640091769

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Two beautifully paired essays, “Tawny Grammar” and “Good, Wild, Sacred," serve to offer an autobiographical framework for Gary Snyder's long work as a poet, environmentalist, and a leader of the Buddhist community in North America. He begins standing outside a community hall in Portland, Oregon, in 1943 and concludes as a homesteader in the backcountry of Northern California more than forty–five years later. A wonderful introduction to Gary Snyder, this will also serve to remind his faithful readers of the thrill of his insights and his commitments crucial to our future on Turtle Island. Each palm–size book in the Counterpoints series is meant to stay with you, whether safely in your pocket or long after you turn the last page. From short stories to essays to poems, these little books celebrate our most–beloved writers, whose work encapsulates the spirit of Counterpoint Press: cutting–edge, wide–ranging, and independent.

Indian Art and Culture
Indian Art and Culture

Author:

Publisher: Naveen

Published:

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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This book is useful for those who want to learn History and art and Culture. Useful for UPSC and PSC exam students, If you preparing for NET this book also useful for you.

Encyclopaedia of Indian Dances
Encyclopaedia of Indian Dances

Author: Nirupama Chaturvedi

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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This study is an analysis of the presentation of sculptures as fulfilling the dictates of postures defined in the various dance treatises. It also embodies an interlink of textual literary and archaeological sources to prove convincingly the unity of inner and outer in the India tradition

Bharata Natyam Adavus
Bharata Natyam Adavus

Author: Gayathri Keshavan

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2020-12-02

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 1648999972

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This book, elucidates the basic steps called Adavus of Bharata Natyam in the traditional Pandanallur style, as taught by the revered Gurus Sri Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai and Sri Muthukumara Pillai, to Sri T.K Narayan and Smt. Jayalakshmi Narayan, parents of the author. It is an honest attempt to explain the various steps with unerring and accurate execution technique. The book offers a visual representation of the Adavus with the help of stick diagrams in a sequential manner so that the beginners and practitioners can understand the finer points of each movement. The author has developed simple schematics to show the various moves, such as jump, stretch, turn, hit etc. The author endeavours to illustrate Adavus in a precise manner in this book. Classification and categorization of each step is the salient feature of this work. Gayathri Keshavan makes a humble effort to pass on the knowledge of this ancient and sacred art to the present and future generations of Bharata Natyam dancers.