History tells us that several centuries before the birth of Christ, India’s art forms of dance, music and theatre were already highly developed. This book tells the theory and story of Indian dance from Bharata Natyam, Manipuri, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Mohinini-Attam and Sattriya, and Kathakali and Chhau.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Leela Samson
Leela Samson is a dancer, a teacher, a writer and a choreographer of Bharata Natyam. She has been deeply influenced by the philosophy and the work of Rukmini Devi. She is the recipient of the Sanskriti and the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards and has been honoured with the Padma Shri and Nritya Choodamani. In May 2005, Leela took over as director of the Kalakshetra Foundation. She loves music, books and animals.
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