Did you know that you can represent a flag, scissors, flight of a bird differentiating a parrot from a peacock, waxing and waning of the moon, beak of a first, bracelet just with fingers of one hand? They are many more: Just by aligning your fingers you create a visual [...]
The beauty of Bharatanatyam is the use of limbs, eyes, head, and neck for expressing emotions: love, devotion, anger, confusion and every feeling known down the ages. A classical dancer can be expressive by a mere shake of a head or rolling the eyes or different Mudras using hands and [...]
Dance workshop at Punaroor Viswanatha Swamy temple An Enriching Experience! After week long celebrations of weddings, Brahmopadesham, catching up with relatives, working sleepless nights, and meetings lined up in the polluted city – Bangalore, It was such a divine experience for me to be at Punaroor temple. Amidst the paddy [...]
Lavani – an overview – Team eAmbalam Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance, which particularly performed to the beats of Dholki, a percussion instrument. It is a genre of music popular in Maharashtra and southern Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Originally, it was used as a form of entertainment and morale booster to [...]
Each and every one of us has something in common with someone we call hero. Whether its competition, understanding, or sensibility, we can each show our inner hero. For me, I was never connected by athleticism, intelligence, or courage. I was connected through passion, a passion for my culture. Dance [...]
Create Artists Everywhere ! The Bharathanatyam performance of Satoshi Tatsumi, a Japanese student of Prof C.V.Chandrashekar, at eAmbalam, brought a lot of thoughts to me. Here is a man from a totally different culture, performing a South Indian classical dance form with so much of dedication, involvement. I was told [...]
Manipūri Maṇipūr is a small hilly state in the north-eastern part of India. People in Maṇipūr are religious. Hence, the costumes and art have a religious background. Maṇipūri is a very graceful form of dance. It has very little facial expressions, but its body movements are beautiful and graceful. History: [...]
Kūchipūḍi Kūchipūḍi is the classical dance form from the South-Eastern state of Āndhra Pradheśh. It derives its name from the village of Kuchélapuram, a small village about 65 kms from Vijayawāḍa. It is known for its graceful movements and its strong narrative dramatic character. History: Kūchipūḍi has been derived from [...]
Kathakaḷi Kathakaḷi is a classical dance form of India that originates from Keraḷa, the south-western part of India. It is a unique form of dance with a marvellous combination of elaborate gestures, picturesque costumes, grand make up and vigorous music. Kathakaḷi is a group presentation in which dancers take on [...]
Kathak Kathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dance and originated from Utthar Pradeśh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers. The term Kathak is derived from Kathā meaning story. History: Kathā or story telling were a part [...]
