Siro Bhedas
Sama mudwathita madhomukha malolitam dhutam Kampitam cha paraavrtta mitkshiptam parivahitam Navadha kathitam sirsham natyasastravisaradaih Sirobhedas are nine: 1. Samam 2. Udhwahitam 3. Adhomukham 4. Alolitam 5. Dhutam 6. Kampitam 7.
SAMYUKTHA HASTALU (Double Hand Gestures)
Anjalischa Kapotascha karkatah swasthikastatha Dolahastah pushpapuTa utsangah Sivalingakaha kaTakaavardhana schaiva karthariswasthikastatha Sakatah sankha chakroucha sampuTah paaSa keelakou matSya kurmo varaahascha garuDo naagabandha kaha khatwa bherundakaakhyascha avahitthastadhaiva cha chaturvimSathi samkhyakah samyutah
Pallavi – Anupallavi – Charanam – Alapana
Pallavi This is the start of the song mostly, the first two lines of the songs. They occur after every other stanza in the song. Anupallavi The pallavi is followed
Swaram – Raagam – Taala – Laya
Swaram It is the ancient Indian concept about the complete dimension of musical pitch. Carnatic music have just seven swaras/notes with short names, e.g. saa, re/ri, ga, ma, pa, dha,
Paada Karmas (Natya Sastram)
“udghattitaha samanchaivaa tadhaagratala sancharaha anchitahaa kunchitaha soochipaadah shodah prakeeritaha” These are fundamental footstones for doing further advanced foot movements. These are 6 types. Udghattitam, samam, agratala sancaram, anchitam, kunchitam, soochi
Origin of Natya (Natyotpathi)
Slokam: Sarva Sastraardha sammpannam sarva Silpa pravarthakam | naataakhyam panchamam vedam setihaasam karomyaham || Natya Shastra or Natya veda of Bharata Muni is the first encyclopedic treatise on
Saptha Taalas
Sloka: Dhruva MaTya roopakaScha jhampe triputa mevacha| aTa taala eka taalaScha sapta taala prakeerthithah|| Taal Sign I = Laghu O = Dhrutha C = Anudhrutha Dhruva
Paatra – Apaatra – Kinkini – Sabha
Paatra “tanvi roopavathi Syama Peenonnata payodhara pragalbha sarasaa kaanta kusalaagraha mokshayoh chaari Taala layabhigna mandala – sthaana pandita hasthaanga sthaana nipuNa karaNeshu vilasini viSaala lochana geetha vaadya taalaanuvarthini paraardhya bhusha
Natyam – Nritta – Nrutyam – Tandavam – Lasyam
Natyam “naTyam tannaaTakam chaiva poojyam poorva kathayutam” Natyam is nothing but Drama tradition. It has some traditional or mythological story as a theme and playing with the characters. It is
Natyam – Nritta – Nrtya – Lasya – Tandava
Natyam “naTyam tannaaTakam chaiva poojyam poorva kathayutam” Natyam is nothing but Drama tradition. It has some traditional or mythological story as a theme and playing with the characters. It is