Kuchupudi

Art assignment kuchipudi

1. KUCHIPUDI PRESENTED BY ANJU MOHANAN U PHYSICAL SCIENCE ROLL NO. -23

2. Introduction Kuchipudi is a classical Indian dance originated in Andhra pradesh, India The resident Brahmins were practicing this traditional dance form,and it acquired the present name According to facts siddhendra yogi first developed a unique and particular style of kuchipudi based on the Natya Shastra

3. Kuchipudi dance style, like many other classical dance forms, was initially presented at temples and was performed by Brahmin men The first documented evidence of kuchipudi male dancer’s performance was recorded in 1502 A.D where they performed in front of veeranarasimha Rayalu of vijayanagara Empire and depicted the misdeeds and corrupt rule of sammeta Guravaraju,siddavatam ruler

4. Looking at the type of dance movements ,costumes,and physically the location of its origin one can say that kuchipudi is a blend of odisi (a dance form of odisha) and bharatnatyam (a dance form of Tamil nadu) Kuchipudi is famous for its extremely elegant movements and its very strong descriptive and dramatic character narration

5. These dance dramas were mostly performed as an offering to Lord Krishna mostly. All these dances were performed by men who could play the roles of both men and women as performer Initially, it was performed for Lord Krishna, but with passage of time the dance form was even performed for Lord Shiva.This started happening by the end of the 18 th century

6. In the early 1900s,after siddhendra Yogi another towering figure in kuchipudi-Vedantam Lekshminarayana Shastri-once again changed the stylistic direction of dance form He moved the little village of kuchipudi, the birth place of this art form, to the larger metropolis of Madras (now Chennai),a major center for art and culture in India. His talent and brilliance was immediately recognized .

7. He introduced women to kuchipudi and choreographed several solo dances, which have become part of the kuchipudi today Thus kuchipudi has under gone a number of changes and today surprisingly women are the ones who have finally mastered this dance form better than men Kuchipudi dance groups today are broadly classified into two groups:

8. Natyamelamu consist of a group of actors (males)performing kuchipudi dance drama Nattuvamelamu is a tradition of dance performed by women artists. This tradition had two sections, those who performed at the royal courts and those who performed in temples Initially, as we know it,kuchipudi was just a form of temple dance but now passage of time it has finally become one of the most well known performing arts in the whole of our country

9. Principles The kuchipudi is dance-drama of Nritta ,Nritya and Natya Music (raga,tala,sruti and instrumental knowledge) Stage-design (mandapa)

10. Dance(rule&classification of dance, acting expression of bhava,eight kinds of rasas,choreography &direction ) Makeup and virtually every aspect of stage craft The whole dance follow the navrasas theory to show the expressions& convey their moods

11. The list of items required for the makeup of this dance form are:Altha,sindur,kumkum,bindi(preferably maroon colour),black eye liner, eyeshadow, facial powder&foundation Kuchipudi Makeup

12. Kuchipudi Jewellery Jewelleries adorn the head,ear,neck,hands,finger and the waist of the female and hair is decorated with ornaments and beautiful white flowers

13. Kuchipudi costume The kuchipudi costumes look similar to Bharatnatyam Only difference is the katcham that comes at the back of a kuchipudi costume

14. Musical Instruments used to accompany Kuchipudi Mridangam,manjira,saraswati veena,violin,kanjira,surpeti,venu,tanpuru Famous exponents Indrani Bajpai,Yamini Krishnamurthi

15. Reference Classical dances of India http://www.kuchipudi.com http://www.indianheritage.com

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