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Performing Art Heritage in India Ls 7 - Coggle Diagram
Performing Art Heritage in India
Ls 7
MUSIC
Hindustani
Blend of Turkish Indian & Persian style
Amir Khusrau
Invented several ragas & sitar
Invented Qawali & Taraana
Was known as parrot of India - Tuttye Hind
Felt Indian music was far superior to music of other countries
Tansen
Accomplished musician - performed in the court of Akbar
Salim Chisti's last wish was to hear Tansen sing for him at the time of his death
For his first performance Akbar those days gave him 2 lakh rupees equivalent
Music festivals still held in Gwalior in his memory
Carnatak/Carnatic
Music of South India
Devoted to devotion to the Lord
Music, dance, singing go together to please God
Was started by Bhakti saints singing praises of God
Folk Music
Belongs to each region
Music of common masses
Performed on streets, melas, trains, bazaars
Found in Thar desert too.
Music passes from generation to generation
Martial Music
Played for the army
Musicians accompanied the army
Sang songs as entertainment for the soldiers, encouraging them to fight
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS
Flute
Wind Instrument, associated with Lord Krishna
Tanpura
Stringed instrument, looks like sitar, made of wood in North & pumpkin in South
Tabla
Percussion instrument, both North & South India, Zakir Hussain won Grammy
Veena
South Indian music, aka Saraswati Veena, popular from Vedic times, string is plucked to make music
Lute family
Sitar
Has introduced western audience to Indian music
Lute family
7 strings - 2 of brass, 5 of steel
Plucked string instrument
Pt Ravi Shankar - Bharat Ratna & 3 Grammys
Shehnai
Nagaswaram
Sarod
From Afghanistan, Kashmir
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan - Padma Vibhushan
Mridamgam
Gottu Vadyam
Dhol, Dholak, Dhak
Khanjira
Pakhawaj
DANCES
Classical Dance
Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Mohini Attam, Odissi, Kathak
Folk Dance
Lai Haraoba
Dance of Manipur
Dances show creation & destruction of Universe
Karagam
Dance of Tamil Nadu
Performers move in a cavalcade balancing pots of rice & wateron their head
While dancing, the dancers go to the temple of goddess of rain and health
Garba
Popular dance of Gujarat
Dance performed during Navratri in front of a lamp or around Goddess Shakti
Gidda
Energetic dance of Punjab
Performed by women in colourful clothes, to the beat of the Dhol
Ghumar
Folk dance of Rajasthan, performed by ghoomna or circling around
Prayer to goddess Saraswati
Laavani
Popular Folk dance and music of Maharashtra
Men and women sing
Dandiya
Folk dance of Gujarat
Performed with sticks during Navratri
INDIAN THEATRE
Signifies drama - drama has dialogues, music, dance
Is as old as Indian Vedas
Dramas
Street Theatre
Performed in street corners, village square, shopping centres, car parks
Includes magic show, tamashas, mimicry
Mostly socio cultural or political in nature
Stage Performance
Stage known as Jarjara
Performed in the presence of Lord Indira to keep demons away
Dramas based on religion, legends, historic themes
Physical poses have been imbibed from sculptures
Nukkad Natak
Form of Street play to bring about awareness
Theme generally socio political problems based on contemporary issues
Safdar Hashim very popular is celebrated exponent who propagated Nukkad Natak
PUPPET SHOW
String puppet
String puppet: Popular in TN, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Orissa - movement given by pulling strings attached to strings
Contains all creative art forms like painting, sculpture, drama, music, dance
Can be traced to 2nd century , considered dance of the dolls
Stories taken from Ramayana or Mahabharata
Shadow puppet
Flat figures made out of leather
Glove puppet
aka hand or palm puppet, movement controlled by fingers
Rod puppet
Like a glove puppet but much bigger in size. Popular in Bengal, Orissa