Description
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAK550 |
| Author: | S. Ramaratnam |
| Publisher: | Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2015 |
| ISBN: | 9788121512589 |
| Pages: | 402 (125 Color and 20 B/W Illustrations) |
| Cover: | Hardcover |
| Other Details | 11.5 inch x 9.0 inch |
| Weight | 1.40 kg |
Book Description
About the Book
Dance Drama in Theory and Practice is a documentation of nearly a hundred years of growth and development of a precious art-from that developed in south India, more particularly in Tamil Nadu. The origin of Dance Drama may be traced to the Sanskrit Drama may be traced to the Sanskrit Drama which is firmly grounded in lyrics and music. Texts like Natyasastra and Abhinayadarpana are the basis for both Dance and Drama. Dance forms like Bharatnatyam kudiyattam Kuchipudi, Kathkali Yaksagana and Bhagavatamela. As also Bhajana traditions too might have contributed to the development of Dance Drama.
The book consists twelve chapters in which the first two chapters are introductory by nature. The dance dramas of some of the important dance schools are discussed till the eighth chapter. The contributions of some of the senior artists in the field are acknowledged in the ninth chapter Artistes of the younger generation who have come to the fore in the twenty-first century and their presentation are analysed in the next chapter. There are also some new trends in the present-day dance dramas which are discussed in the penultimate chapter. In the last chapter some pointers to the future are highlighted. The book is well-served by illustrations. Pictures and drawings.
About the Author
Dr. S. Ramaratnam is the Vice Chancellor (designated) of Jagadguru Kripalu University, Odisha. Before taking up the present assignment, he was workin as the Vice Chancellor of Sri Sri University, Odisha. Having worked as the Director of Management Institutes and Principal of colleges, he has more than forty-five years of experience.
A major part of his career was spent in Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai where he worked as Professor of Sanskrit and the Principal He is an MA, PhD in Sanskrit and Principal He is an MA, and MPhil (Management), etc.
Dr. Ramaratnam is truly a multifaceted personality. He has been awarded titles such as Samskrta Ratna Sahitya Vallabha, Kalasastra Parangata and Bharata Kala Nipuna. He has worked as Visiting Professor at Oxford and Mauritius Universities. Dr. Ramaratnam has presented papers in conference held in several countries He has authored a number of books and over fifty articles in leading journals.
Foreword
Indian Art, particularly the field of Fine Arts is spiritually oriented. It is very difficult to trace the origin of fine arts in India, but references to music and dance are found in the Rgveda itself. A number of gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon are associated with some aspects of the fine arts or some musical instruments. Sarasvati is the Goddess of learning as well as music. She plays on flute and Lord Krsna plays on flute and Lord Siva on a small drum called dakka.
Dance has an age-old tradition in India. Like other arts, dance is also given a divine origin. Thus, Lord Siva Nataraja is hailed as the originator of the Tandava dance while Goddess Parvati is said to have evolved the Lasya dance. We find the Lord in a dancing pose in the sculptures and bonzes of many temples, particularly in the south India. We also have dancing poses of Lord Krsna (Kalinga nartana) and Lord Ganapati (Nartana Ganapati). India’s
court consisted of celestial dancers like Urvasi, Rambha, and Tilottama. One of the auxiliary
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