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Diploma In Kuchipudi

Course Duration

1 Year

Eligibility Criteria

Candidate should be above 16 years of age or 10th/ SSLC Pass

Candidate should have undergone training of two years in Kuchipudi.

Overview

The Diploma 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, Mohiniyāṭṭam, Odissi, Kathak, Carnatic and Hindustani genres for its Diploma 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 Diploma 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.

Level I

Theory

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

History of Kuchipudi

  • History and Development of Kuchipudi
  • Siddendra Yogi and BhamaKalapam
  • Life histories of: (a) ChintaVenkata Ramayya (b) Tadepalli Perayya (c)Vedantam Lakshmi NarayanaSastry (d)VedantamRaghavayya

UNIT III

Technical aspects

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

UNIT IV

Definitions

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

    Practical I

    UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION

    UNIT I

    Fundamentals

    • Basic Exercices
    • Adavus
    • Jathulu- chaturasram

    UNIT II

    Fundamentals

    • Poorvarangam – 1
    • Jatiswaram – 1

    UNIT III

    Music

    • Music for the dances learnt

    UNIT IV

    Nattuvanaga

    • Taalam for the dances learnt in this level

    Practical II

    UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION

    UNIT I

    Dances

    • Koutvam – 1

    UNIT II

    Dances

    • Keertanam

    UNIT III

    Music

    • Music for the dances learnt

    UNIT IV

    Talam

    • Taalam for the dances learnt in this level

    Level II

    Theory II

    UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION

    UNIT I

    Concepts of dance

    • Nayika Bhedas
    • Ashta Nayika
    • Nayaka Bhedas
    • Vibhava, Anubhava, Bhava
    • Rasa Theory

    UNIT II

    Solo repertoire

    • Solo repertoire of Kuchipudi Dance
    • Traditional Yakshaganas of Kuchipudi
    • Composers in Kuchipudi

    UNIT III

    Life Histories

    • Life History of Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam and Guru Vedantam Satyanarayana Sharma

    UNIT IV

    Abhinaya Darpana Shlokas

    • Shlokas of Bandhavya, Chaturvarna, Navagraha and Dasavatara Hastas

    Practical III

    UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION

    UNIT I

    Dances

    • Tarangam part 1
    • 2nd half jathi’s
    • Tarangam part 2

    UNIT II

    Dance 2

      UNIT III

      Music

      • Music for the dances learnt

      UNIT IV

      Nattuvangam

      • Taalam and Nattuvangam for the dances learnt in this level

      Practical IV

      UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION

      UNIT I

      Dance 1

      • Padam/ Javali – 1

      UNIT II

      Dance 2

      • Thillana - 1

      UNIT III

      Music

      • Music for the dances learnt

      UNIT IV

      Nattuvangam

      • Taalam and Nattuvangam for the dances learnt in this level

      Career Opportunities

      The students who study Certificate and Diploma in Performing Arts can have some of the unconventional career opportunities as below:

      • Dance Performers (Dance)
      • Actors and Actresses (Theatre)
      • Dance, Music and Theatre teachers
      • Arts Entrepreneurs
      • Arts Managers
      • Choreographers (Dance)
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