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Understanding Bharatanatyam
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in its 9th edition, this bestseller is a textbook on Bharata Natyam, today India's most popular classical dance style. From old manuscripts, 'Understanding Bharatanatyam' has been written to enable students from all over the world to study, understand and appreciate this classical technique.
Book Contents:
- Classical Dance Styles
- The Temple and the Arts
- The Dance of Shiva
- Adavus
- The concept of Natya
- Abhinaya
- Rasa and Bhava
- The Nayika (Heroine) and Her Classification
- Angikam
- Hasta Mudras
- The Movements of the Limbs in Dance
- The Music for Bharata Natyam
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Specifications:
| No of pages | : | 112 | | Size | : | 21.9 x 14 x 1 cm | | No of illustrations | : | 46 | | No of photographs | : | 109 |
Understanding Kuchipudi
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Kuchipudi is an invaluable treatise, the first of its kind, explaining the dance from for students. The Bhagawata Mela Natakam was a story-telling dance form where wandering players, mostly young Brahmin boys related the stories of India's ancient epics, the Ramayana, the Bhagavadam and the Mahabharata. Kuchipudi was the village, where the performers lived. Today the name of the dance form is known as Kuchipudi. Classical in style, based on ancient techniques, through the centuries it has acquired a new grace and popularity.
Book Contents:
- Origin and Early Development.
- Bhagavatars, Bhagavata Mela Natakam and Kuchipudi.
- Hasta Bhedas.
- Movements of the Limbs in Dance.
- Karana and Angahara.
- Navarasa.
- Tala and Footwork.
- Seven Kinds of Ritual Dance.
- Raga and Music.
- Glossary.
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Specifications:
| No of pages | : | 208 | | Size | : | 22 x 14 x 1.7 cm | | No of illustrations | : | 50 | | No of photographs | : | 279 |
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