Bharatanatyam dance classes are offered by Kathaknatyam Academy of Dance.
According to the Hindu tradition the name ‘Bharatanatyam’ was derived by joining two words, ‘Bharata’ and Natyam’ where ‘Natyam in Sanskrit means dance and ‘Bharata’ is a mnemonic comprising ‘bha’, ‘ra’ and ‘ta’ which respectively means ‘bhava’ that is emotion and feelings; ‘raga’ that is melody; and ‘tala’ that is rhythm. Thus, traditionally the word refers to a dance form where bhava, raga and tala are expressed.
The theoretical base of this dance form, which is also referred as Sadir, trace back to ancient Indian theatrologist and musicologist, Bharata Muni’s Sanskrit Hindu text on the performing arts called ‘Natya Shastra’.
The text’s first complete version was presumably completed between 200 BCE to 200 CE, however such timeframe also varies between 500 BCE and 500 CE. According to legends Lord Brahma revealed Bharatanatyam to the sage Bharata who then encoded this holy dance form in Natya Shastra.
The text that consists of thousands of verses structured in different chapters divides dance in two specific forms, namely ‘nritta’ that is pure dance comprising of finesse of hand movements and gestures, and ‘nritya’ that is solo expressive dance that comprises of expressions.
KathakNatyam is a Pan-India registered institute for performing arts based on the fusion of two of the most prominent Indian classical dance forms, Bharatanatyam and Kathak. The vision is to create a genre where two or more dancers come together with illustrations of their dance form without altering its purity and traditionalism.
The harmony between Kathak and Bharatanatyam is a non-contemporary approach where the core aspects, ‘Nritta’ and ‘Nritya’, will portray pure technical dance and excerpts from hindu mythology from a unique perspective.
It opens a new window of possibilities broadening the horizon of expression through dance. The music has an equal influence of both Carnatic and Hindustani styles to preserve purity of the dance forms. This serves the audience with a new genre of music and provides comfort to the dancers from both fraternities.
We appreciate your interest in Aum Performing Arts. The school originally began as Natya Vidyalaya, a Bharathanatyam school established in 1989 at Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, India by Smt. Akila Sathyanarayanan, a renowned direct disciple of the legendary Kalaimamani Pakkirisamy Pillai .
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Bharatanatyam is taught in the school in Kanchipuram style. Special sessions on Adavus or a particular item is also available.
Learn Bharatnatyam in Nrityangan from globally acclaimed Dancer-mentor Jhinook Mukherjee Sinha.
Advanced classes are focused on achieving finesse and experimenting with newer, more complex choreography, for dancers with significant experience and training.Â
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