Hi,
My attempt is to understand the philosophical stance of Indian classical dance, seeking which would lead me generate ideas about my project inqury.
As I observe over the two decades much has happened in the field of both dance as performance and also the teaching practices. The dance performance itself has undergone a change on account of change of context, nature of audience,duration of performance, the training and intellectual equipment of the dancer. Cumulatively, this has brought about major transformations in technique, specially in the aspect of the delivery of movement. I would say, present dancers are experimenting with contemporary Indian dance with classical inspiration.
When it comes to teaching practices, I believe in the dictum of Bharata ( the author of text NatyaShastara) that "the Shastra (regulations) of Natya(dance) is the Prayaoga Shastra( Practial theory)" that means without having gone through the experience of the movement in his or her body, one cannot teach. Only a competent teacher can give a logical explanation of the practices which includes dicipline with mind action and movement. With my own regular practice I feel that I can train my body to work in a certain direction, with a passage of time body can be in a state of fitness and it can perform effortlessly with specific gestures and movements.
The Indian dance form (Bharatanataym) orginated in the temples as an act of devotion and considered the oldest art form. The present study has endeavoured to point out the enormous literature and resource materials have been responsible for the emergence of full -fledged classical style,
Philosphy of the Indian dance is so deep and diverse as I realised from reading various books and journals and at this point I am feeling there is so much more I recognise what I don't know. More to follow...
Thanks.
My attempt is to understand the philosophical stance of Indian classical dance, seeking which would lead me generate ideas about my project inqury.
As I observe over the two decades much has happened in the field of both dance as performance and also the teaching practices. The dance performance itself has undergone a change on account of change of context, nature of audience,duration of performance, the training and intellectual equipment of the dancer. Cumulatively, this has brought about major transformations in technique, specially in the aspect of the delivery of movement. I would say, present dancers are experimenting with contemporary Indian dance with classical inspiration.
When it comes to teaching practices, I believe in the dictum of Bharata ( the author of text NatyaShastara) that "the Shastra (regulations) of Natya(dance) is the Prayaoga Shastra( Practial theory)" that means without having gone through the experience of the movement in his or her body, one cannot teach. Only a competent teacher can give a logical explanation of the practices which includes dicipline with mind action and movement. With my own regular practice I feel that I can train my body to work in a certain direction, with a passage of time body can be in a state of fitness and it can perform effortlessly with specific gestures and movements.
The Indian dance form (Bharatanataym) orginated in the temples as an act of devotion and considered the oldest art form. The present study has endeavoured to point out the enormous literature and resource materials have been responsible for the emergence of full -fledged classical style,
Philosphy of the Indian dance is so deep and diverse as I realised from reading various books and journals and at this point I am feeling there is so much more I recognise what I don't know. More to follow...
Thanks.
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