Kuchipudi Flashcards
What is kuchipudi
dance and drama
what did kuchipudi thrive as
popular dance drama
how did kuchipudi begin
500 years ago, a group of brahmin artists got together and created the dance drama tradition in a village called kuchipudi
what were common dance stories
there was a lot of folk dances, but when vaishnavite spread, teachers selected parts from the bhagavata and composed dance dramas
where and who were religious and mundane dances done by
religious- devadasis in temple
mundane- professional dancers in public
what are some of the most important books called
Abhilashatartha- sameshwara
nirutha ratnavali- nayaka
vasantha rajeeyamu- guru reddy
sangeetha chintamanai- vema
what was the first group of brahmin who danced kuchipudi
in 1502 (group of men)
Vijanager king invited the group who performed the bad deeds of a vassal, which then inspired the king to right the wrong deeds
what happened as the vijanager dynasty declined
teachers sought patronage from the nayak king of thanjavur, adyuta nayak provide shelter for over 500 teachers, now recognising the area as melattur
who was sidappa
individual with no purpose who then learned all the scriptures and composed many dance dramas
what did he teach as practice
you must enact satya bhama once in your life, which is now known as bhava kalapam
what are examples of other dances in manipuri
-gollakalapam
-prahladacharnitam
-sushirekha parinaya
-mohini rukmanagada
-bhagavatha ramayya
-thirmula narayanachargala
-vinayahatala nritya- 72 matras
- simhanandana tala nritya -108 matras
what are women generally taught
the nirutha portion
golla kalapam- spiritual
bhama kalapam- love
what do dramas in villages have
impromptu sage, high ceiling, oilwick lamps
2 musicians pplay shruthi, 1 miruthangam player, the dance teacher sings
what is the makeup and costume like
no elaborate costumes
no heavy makeup
important characters and females have different makeup
female characters have ornaments
long plaits with bells on their ankles
what are pagatveshalu
they travel to places to enact humorous episodes, often having political/current affair episodes
