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Between the two land-marks – Bharata's Natya Shastra (2nd century BCE) and Matanga Muni's Brihaddeshi (c. 5th century) -, majestic stands out Nandikeshvara's Abhinaya Darpana. [6] Although the final penning of this work was known to have been completed after that of the natya-shastra , Indian and Western historians place Nandikeshvara's ...
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Odishi Odissi Native name ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ (Odia) Genre Indian classical dance Origin Odisha, India Odissi, also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India. Odissi, in its history, was performed predominantly by women, and expressed religious stories and spiritual ideas ...
Abhinaya (Sanskrit abhi- 'towards' + nii- 'leading/guide') is the art of expression in Indian aesthetics. More accurately it means "leading an audience towards" the experience (bhava) of a sentiment (rasa). The concept, derived from Bharata Muni 's Natya Shastra, is used as an integral part of all Indian classical dance styles.
The dance styles are based on the standard treatises, Abhinaya Darpana and Bharatarnava of Nandikeswara, which is sub-divided into Nattuva Mala and Natya Mala. [citation needed] Nattuva Mala is of two types — the Puja dance performed on the Balipitha in the temple and the Kalika dance performed in a Kalyana Mandapam. Natya Mala is of three ...
Indian classical dance, or Shastriya Nritya, is an umbrella term for different regionally-specific Indian classical dance traditions, rooted in predominantly Hindu musical theatre performance, [1][2][3] the theory and practice of which can be traced to the Sanskrit text Natya Shastra. [4][5][6] The number of Indian classical dance styles ranges ...
Koodiyattam, meaning "combined acting" in Malayalam, combines Sanskrit theatre performance with elements of koothu. It is traditionally performed in temple theatres known as koothambalams. It is the only surviving art form that uses drama from ancient Sanskrit theatre. It has a documented history of a thousand years in Kerala, but its origins ...
The Natya Shastra describes 24 mudras, while the Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikeshvara gives 28. [17] In all their forms of Indian classical dance, the mudras are similar, though the names and uses vary. There are 28 (or 32) root mudras in Bharatanatyam, 24 in Kathakali and 20 in Odissi. These root mudras are combined in different ways, like one ...