Bharatanatyam

Bharatanatyam Bharatnatyam or (Tamil: பரதநாட்டியம, Sanskrit: भरतनाट्यम, Bharatanatyam, literally, dance of India) is one of the eight classical dance styles in India. Its roots lie in the south Indian temple culture and are held in Natyasastra.

History

The Bharatanatyam has evolved in Tamil Nadu, where it is still particularly neat today. Since the significance of the dance was lost for the temple culture, a stage dance that can be traced back about 200 years developed through the initiatives of individual artists from more than 2000 years old tradition. The Indian mythology and literature is still decisive for the content of dance, Rukmini Devi Arundale and by the establishment of the Kalakshetra Foundation enjoyed a renaissance since the 1930s. Meanwhile Bharatanatyam is increasingly finding its place on Western stages. An important representative of the dance style in the German language is Radha Anjali Saber Zaimian.

Description

The Bharata Natyam is a South Indian traditional dance form. There are countless dances most of which are single dances. However, there are group dances, for example, the Kaavadi. The Bharata Natyam is based on the aspects of bhava (expression), raga ( gamut ), tala (rhythm ) and Natyam ( dance and drama ). The repertoire of Bharatanatyam owes its present form essentially four famous musicians and dance masters from Thanjavur ( Tanjore ), South India, 18th century ( Tanjore Quartet). It includes abstract and narrative dances in a certain order.

The contents of the dance comes from the Hindu mythology, literature, and philosophy of religion. The music, after the dance, South Indian Carnatic music is the classical.

The Bharatanatyam dance is composed of two elements: the abstract, purely rhythmic dance ( nritta ) and the narrative, performing dance ( nritya, abhinaya ).

In Nritta, the purely rhythmic dance, the movements according to the rhythm ( tala ) and the melody mode ( raga ) a piece of music to be performed. In Nritya, the narrative or representational dance, performing postures and facial expressions ( abhinaya ) are used to represent the lyrics of a song and interpret.

The stance of the dancer is in turned-out legs, knees bent ( Ardha Mandali, identical to the demi plié in ballet ) and a straight upper body. The body remains straight during the dance; Inflections happen out of the hip. The rhythmic footwork, the sophisticated facial expressions and the diffizilen hand postures make up the overall appearance of the Bharatanatyam dance.

An example of a compound of this Hindu tradition Christian traditions are the dance performances of a Father of the Indian Jesuit who understands elements of traditional meditative dances such as Bharatanatyam from Hinduism as a kind of prayer to God.

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