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Hanuman and Sita puppets from the tholu bommalata tradition of Andhra Pradesh, India. Tholu bommalata is a form of puppetry which originated in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [2] It mainly depicts episodes from the epics. Puppets are large, with a jointed waist, shoulders, elbows, and knees.
According to Saskia Kersenboom, both the Telugu Kuchipudi and Tamil Bhagavata Mela are strongly related to the classical Hindu dance tradition of Yakṣagāna found in Karnataka, all three involve Carnatic music, but these dance-drama traditions have differences such as in costumes, structure, interpretation and creative innovations.
Dandiya (Folk dance of Gujarat, West India) Deodhani (Folk dance of Assam, North East India) Dhangari (Folk dance of Maharashtra, West India) Dhemsa (Tribal dance of Koraput, Odisha) Domkach (Folk dance of Bihar and Jharkhand) Dekhni (attractive mixture of folk culture and western music came into existence during Portuguese ruling goa)
[1] [16] In 2006, she was awarded with Kala Ratna by the united Andhra Pradesh government. [17] She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest award in arts in India, [18] for her contributions to Kuchipudi in 2015 and became the first dancer from Telangana to receive the award. [19]
Kuchipudi, a traditional dance of Andhra Pradesh. Jayapa Senani (Jayapa Nayudu) was the first known author to write about the dance forms prevalent in Andhra Pradesh. [4] Both Desi and Margi forms of dance have been included in his Sanskrit treatise Nritya Ratnavali, which contains eight chapters. Folk dance forms like Perani, Prenkhana, Suddha ...
Andhranatyam is a dance in the Nattuva Mela tradition, one of the two ancient dance traditions in India. Natya Mela which is performed by men, and Nattuva Mela which women perform. Andhranatyam, the ancient classical temple dance of Andhra which has been in vogue for the past 2000 years.
A similar dance form practiced in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is known as Kolannalu. [12] In Karnataka it is known as Kolata. [13] [14] Dandiya Raas practiced in Gujarat and parts of North India uses similar sticks and has some commonalities with kolattam. [15] [6] Sometimes, long colored ribbons are used instead of sticks to dance. [16]
Perini dance performance during the cultural celebrations organized by Department of Language and Culture, Government of Telangana on December 15, 2019 during the inauguration of Mahathi Auditorium, Gajwel. The Perini Shiva Thandavam is a dance form usually performed by males. It is called 'Dance of Warriors'.