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SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE


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Sort Desciption: melodic modes of Indian classical music are known as rag (ragam, raga). These are more. than simply scales—they have traditional associations with times of ...

Content Inside: San Diego State University College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts School of Music and Dance presents SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE by the Arpana Dance Company Ramya Harishankar – Artistic Director/ Nattuvangam / Voice Vani Ramamurthi – Voice Rusty Gillette – Mridangam Shiva Ramamurthi – Violin Nandini Kannan – Bharata Natyam Dancer Monday, April 9, 2007 6:00 & 7:30 J. Dayton Smith Recital Hall Program Pushpanjali – Literally translates as an “offering of flowers” and symbolizes the obeisance paid to the Divine at the start of a recital. Ragam: Nattai; Talam: Eka. Brihadhambikaayi Ragam: Vasantha; Talam: Misra Chapu. Composer: Dikshitar. Thillana – A traditional finale in a Bharata Natyam concert, it is a scintillating display of rhythm, footwork, graceful movements and statuesque poses. Ragam: Mohana Kalyani; Talam: Adi. Composer: Lalgudi Jayaraman Notes Bharata Natyam, the classical dance style of South India, incorporates two basic dance techniques, pure dance and mime. As with the music that accompanies it, bharata natyam is lively, virtuosic, and rhythmic in character. Facial expressions, hand gestures (mudras), rhythmic footwork, and costume are all combined in order to tell a specific Hindu story, taken from mythology or legend, or simply to create beautiful visual designs within the staged dance space. Bharata Natyam is a demanding art form both physically and mentally; its performance requires years of dedication, hard work, and discipline. Dance genres of South India include some of the following types: (1) pushpanjali (an invocation to the elephant-headed God Ganesha who is believed to be the remover of obstacles, (2) jathilayasaram (a virtuosic rhythmic dance with scintillating footwork and statuesque poses), (3) javali (an interpretive mime dance with facial expression, body language, and symbolic gestures, all used to communicate the meaning of the song text), and padam (a devotional interpretive dance ...



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