Barathanatyam Flashcards
What does barathantyam mean
Bha- mood
ra- melody
ta- beat
natiyam- acting and dancing
what does barathanatyam commence with
niruttham to emphasise the importance of timing and rhythm
what are the 5 types of time measures
tisram- 3
chathusram- 4
kanda- 5
misra- 7
sankeernam- 9
what is a matra
subdivision of a beat, barathanatyam is arranged to 1 or more of these timings
who keeps the talam
nattuvanar and miruthangam player
what does the miruthangam solkattu (chollu) match
vocal solkattu
what does the dance syllabic poems have
rhythmic flow, where length depends on the compositioner or nirutha sequence
what are the 3 speeds
1st- vilamba kalam
2nd- madhya kalam
3rd- dhruta kalam
what are the 3 speeds necessary for
contrast and variety
what does tala mean
tala- thandavum (force)
la- lasya (tender)
what does nirutham consist of
adavus (steps)
karanas (postures)
what is adavu jaathu
combination of adavus, dancers usually learn 40-72 adavus before learning abhnayam
what is the natya margam
order of dances
1. alarripu
2. jathiswaram
3. sabtham
4. varnam
5. patham
6. keerthanam
7. javali
8. ashtapathi
9. thillana
10. solkattu
describe the attributes of alarripu
alarippu- temple flower
- opening bud into a blossom
-solkattu
-faster and climaxes with theermanam
-misra, tisram
-intro to jathiswaram
describe the attributes of jathiswaram
-jathi- time measure
-swaram- musical notation
-accompanied by swara passage
-split into korvai
