Libmonster ID: IN-1285
Author(s) of the publication: I. LAPTEVA

Initially, Kathak was an integral part of the ritual of Vishnu temples. It was danced by the divine Krishna himself on the hood of the vanquished serpent.

Under the Muslim rulers of India, the religious content of dance gave way to the sensual. Kathak moved from temples to palaces. The Mughals elevated it to the rank of the main court dance. However, during the period of British colonial rule, Kathak enjoyed a " bad " reputation, and dancers were forbidden to enter decent houses.

The main schools of this dance were formed in Lucknow and Jaipur. The first of them is characterized by graceful movements and expressive facial expressions. Jaipur's dancers focused on the tempo of their performance. This school is also characterized by a kind of competition between the drummer and the dancer in the art of mastering the rhythm.

Today, the difference between the schools of Kathak is not so noticeable. Natural poses, gestures and facial expressions make it understandable to any viewer. In essence, the Kathak dance is a story about Northern India. Compared to Bharat Natyam, it doesn't have many meaningful gestures. The main elements of the style are repeated rotational movements around the vertical axis-chakras and rhythmic technique-tatkar. The dancer completes the turns on a certain beat in a fixed pose. Tapping, the performer makes a "tat" sound. At the same time, he does not just beat out the rhythm with his foot, but alternates between loud and soft blows. The variety of rhythmic variations is a distinctive feature of Kathak. The dancer's movements are emphasized by the sound of foot bells. Their number reaches two hundred on each leg. Dance masters can make them sound one at a time, or all at once.

In the Kathak, there is no specific order of subjects, as in Bharat Natyam. From a wide range of compositions, the dancer chooses the ones that are closest to him. Over time, some dances go out of the repertoire and are replaced by others. In the past, vandana - an appeal to the deity-was popular. In the palaces of Muslim rulers, it was replaced by an elegant salami greeting. The most common Kathak dances today are tarana and thumri. The battering ram is performed at a fast pace. This is not a story dance. Its peculiarity lies in the use of characteristic syllable combinations that duplicate the drum beats. Thumri is a lyrical vocal composition with religious content.

Like any classical style of Indian dance, Kathak involves solo performance. However, modern dancers prefer mass performances. This is a predominantly female dance. When men take part in the concert, they perform technically complex numbers.

The wardrobe of Kathak performers is characterized by an accentuated simplicity. A minimum of jewelry, sparkles - everything that is typical of oriental dance. Professional Indian artists don't even iron their costumes.

Of all the styles of Indian classical dance, Kathak is the most popular in Russia.


© elib.org.in

Permanent link to this publication:

https://elib.org.in/m/articles/view/Indian-KATHAK-Dance

Similar publications: LIndia LWorld Y G


Publisher:

Kahri JammaContacts and other materials (articles, photo, files etc)

Author's official page at Libmonster: https://elib.org.in/Kahri

Find other author's materials at: Libmonster (all the World)GoogleYandex

Permanent link for scientific papers (for citations):

I. LAPTEVA, Indian KATHAK Dance // Delhi: India (ELIB.ORG.IN). Updated: 05.06.2024. URL: https://elib.org.in/m/articles/view/Indian-KATHAK-Dance (date of access: 10.02.2025).

Found source (search robot):


Publication author(s) - I. LAPTEVA:

I. LAPTEVA → other publications, search: Libmonster IndiaLibmonster WorldGoogleYandex

Comments:



Reviews of professional authors
Order by: 
Per page: 
 
  • There are no comments yet
Related topics
Publisher
Kahri Jamma
Kolkata, India
19 views rating
05.06.2024 (250 days ago)
0 subscribers
Rating
0 votes
Related Articles
INTERACTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Catalog: Sociology Economics 
17 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
S. VIVEKANANDA'S THEORY OF ACTION
Catalog: Sociology 
18 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
K. A. ANTONOVA, G. M. BONGARD-LEVIN, G. G. KOTOVSKY. HISTORY OF INDIA. Brief outline
Catalog: History Bibliology 
21 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
A. G. SUDEIKIN: COLONIAL POLICY OF THE LABOUR PARTY OF ENGLAND IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS
Catalog: History Bibliology 
22 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
A. S. SHOFMAN: THE EASTERN POLICY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Catalog: History Bibliology 
22 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
Jonveaux, Isabelle, Palmisano, Stefania and Pace, Enzo (eds) (2014) Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Vol. 5: Sociology and Monasticism: Between Innovation and Tradition. Leiden
27 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
BUDDHISM
Catalog: Theology History 
28 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
AMONG ORIENTALISTS OF THE USA
Catalog: History 
28 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
D. KAUSHIK, L. MITROKHIN. THE IMAGE OF LENIN IN INDIA
29 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra
There is nothing new under the sun: "gnosis" as a category in the study of Western esotericism
Catalog: Theology Philosophy 
43 days ago · From Kamal Malhotra

New publications:

Popular with readers:

News from other countries:

ELIB.ORG.IN - Indian Digital Library

Create your author's collection of articles, books, author's works, biographies, photographic documents, files. Save forever your author's legacy in digital form. Click here to register as an author.
Library Partners

Indian KATHAK Dance
 

Editorial Contacts
Chat for Authors: IN LIVE: We are in social networks:

About · News · For Advertisers

Indian Digital Library ® All rights reserved.
2023-2025, ELIB.ORG.IN is a part of Libmonster, international library network (open map)
Preserving the Indian heritage


LIBMONSTER NETWORK ONE WORLD - ONE LIBRARY

US-Great Britain Sweden Serbia
Russia Belarus Ukraine Kazakhstan Moldova Tajikistan Estonia Russia-2 Belarus-2

Create and store your author's collection at Libmonster: articles, books, studies. Libmonster will spread your heritage all over the world (through a network of affiliates, partner libraries, search engines, social networks). You will be able to share a link to your profile with colleagues, students, readers and other interested parties, in order to acquaint them with your copyright heritage. Once you register, you have more than 100 tools at your disposal to build your own author collection. It's free: it was, it is, and it always will be.

Download app for Android