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Indian Classical Dance - Thought a critic's Eye is a selection of 36 articles written by the renowned dance critic Smt Leela Venkataraman. Published in new papers, periodicals and dance maganxines including The Hindu, Sruti, among others, these articles attempt to offer a peek into the changing world of Indian Dance. These articles are an effort to record the various events, institutions and personalities that have inffuenced and enriched the legancy of Indian ...
Covering eight classical dance forms of India - Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi and Sattriya -Leela Venkataraman seamlessly weaves together a historical perspective with the contemporary scenario. Stripped of their association with the temple and the court, classical dance traditions in India went through a series of unprecedented change in the period marking the last few years of British rule and thereafter.
The oldest among the contemporary classical dance forms of India, Bharatanatyam's history goes back several centuries, its raw beginnings traced to dance mentioned in the Sangam era literature between 3 and 5 centuries A.D., the Tamil Epic Silappadikaram full of details about the dancer and her art. Dance then was referred to as 'Kootu' or 'Attam', the name Bharatanatyam being a post 20 century christening. Sculptural evidence from 10 century ...
I do not spend myself on anything barring the dance. I wish to create an atmosphere which aims at bringing back to dance all that sensitivity and delicate aesthetics, which are threatened in this age of violence, Art has to exult and to elevate.
A sweeping look at the magnificence of Indian culture through its varied dance forms, Indian Classical Dance: Tradition in Transition is a tour de force through the forms, characteristics, challenges and changes occurring in traditional dance. At one level, it is a compendium of classical dance, an exploration of its moods and majesty, an ode to its sublime aesthetics. At another level, it is a stunning visual and scholarly portrayal of a pluralistic society ...