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Certificate in Bharatanatyam

Course Duration

6 Months

Eligibility Criteria

Certificate Program – Students Interested in honing fundamental skills in Bharatanatyam

Overview

The Certificate programs are vocational courses offered by the School of Performing Arts in the genres of Dance, Music and Indology. The School offers the dance forms of Bharatanatyam, Kuchipuḍi and Mohiniyāṭṭam genres for Certificate courses. The students of these programs learn the theoretical aspects of the art form along with the practical aspects which is the need of the hour. We are currently living in an era where the performing artistes need to have a strong theoretical understanding of the art form they are pursuing to enable them to not just understand the intricacies of the art form but also to acquire a voice to talk about it on social platforms and also to pass it on to the next generations. The Certificate programs of School of Performing Arts and Indic would instill in its students an enthusiasm to teach the subject at the elementary level and ensures that they become confident performers

Theory 1

UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION

UNIT I

History of Dance

  • Origin of Natya according to Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni
  • Introduction to 11 aspects of Natya shastra
  • Study of the 8 Indian Classical Dance Forms

UNIT II

Life histories

  • History and Development of Bharatanatyam
  • Life histories of: (a) Rukmini Devi Arundale (b) Tanjore Quartet
  • Study of the 8 Indian Classical Dance Forms

UNIT III

Technical aspects

  • Abhinaya and its 4 aspects
  • Anga, Upanga and Pratyanga
  • Asamyuta and Samyuta Hasta Shlokas from AbhinayaDarpanam
  • Greeva, Shiro, Drishti and PaadaBhedaShlokas from AbhinayaDarpanam
  • SaptaTala

UNIT IV

Definitions

  • Definitions of :
  • Nritta, Nritya, Natya, Sollukattu, Teerumanam
  • Korvai, Aramandi, Soushtavam, Swara, Jati

    Practical 1

    UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION

    UNIT I

    Fundamentals

    • Basic Exercices
    • Adavus
    • Jatis

    UNIT II

    Fundamentals

    • Alarippu - 1

    UNIT III

    Music

    • Music for the dances learnt

    UNIT IV

    Nattuvanaga

    • Tala and Nattuvanaga for the dances learnt in this level

    Practical 2

    UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION

    UNIT I

    Fundamentals

    • Pushpanjali - 1

    UNIT II

    Fundamentals

    • Jatiswaram - 1

    UNIT III

    Music

    • Music for the dances learnt

    UNIT IV

    Nattuvanaga

    • Tala and Nattuvanaga for the dances learnt in this level

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