Arts

Art Experience (Part 1)

Art—kalā—is an adroit phenomenon[1] that gives our mind the experience of some beauty or some grandeur or some profound thought through our eyes, ears, and othe...

Art and Artistes

It is rather unlikely that experts in music and dance will find immense value in the episodes narrated here[1]. These have been written by an ordinary man who h...

Dhāraṇā: Memory and its Bearing on Avadhānam - 5

The Prerequisities for Rasābhinaya - Part 2

One must be familiar with the language of the song for which the choreography of abhinaya is done, at least to the extent that the different shades of meaning a...

Dhāraṇā: Memory and its Bearing on Avadhānam - 4

Dhāraṇā: Memory and its Bearing on Avadhānam - 3

Dhāraṇā: Memory and its Bearing on Avadhānam - 2

Dhāraṇā: Memory and its Bearing on Avadhānam - 1

Introduction Composing verses on the fly in an incessant fashion and recalling them at will (dhārā and dhāraṇā) are two important aspects of Avadhānam. In Avad...

Saṃskṛta-saurabha in Śaṅkarābharaṇam’s Title Song

Telugu literature is known for its dexterous use of Sanskrit. While the language of the gods is a brilliant but hard diamond for many, it becomes supremely mall...

ಅಭಿಜಾತನೃತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ: ಒಂದು ವಿವೇಚನೆ - 2

ಅಭಿಜಾತನೃತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ ಈ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಅಭಿಜಾತನೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನದೊಡನೆ ಹೋಲಿಸಿ ನೋಡಿದಾಗ, ಮಿಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲ ನೃತ್ಯಪದ್ಧತಿಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿ ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನವು ನಾಟ್ಯಪದ್ಧತಿಯಾ...

ಅಭಿಜಾತನೃತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ: ಒಂದು ವಿವೇಚನೆ - 1

ಉಪಕ್ರಮ [ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಹಲವು ಲೇಖನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ನೃತ್ಯ, ನಾಟ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನಗಳನ್ನು ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ಹೇಳಿರುವ ಕಾರಣ ಅವುಗಳನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಸದ್ಯದ ಬರೆವಣಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಸಹೃದಯರು ಗಮನಿ...

Respectability of the Art of Dance - Part 2

The Debauchery of the Art of Dance No one would mistake the intention of deterring the profession of prostitution. But it cannot be accepted that the art of da...