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CHANGES IN PERFORMING DANCE

Performing arts like dance, drama, music and
theatre are so called because of being performed
on stage. They form an important resource for
studying social history of any period. Performing
arts being essentially spiritual form the basis of
civilisation. The colonial rulers tried to define
India’s past in a manner as to make her look
weak and backward. The performing arts like
classical dance forms became truly nationalist in
character. The classical dance forms travelled Bharatanatyam Kathakali Mohiniyattam
even beyond India’s borders and brought dance forms can be traced to Bharatha’s
together the diverse community within India. ‘Natyasastra’.
Classical Dances and Music Like classical dance forms there are ‘gharanas’ of
The most famous classical dance forms (in music. The major traditions of classical gharanas
parenthesis are shown the state of their origin) are Hindustani (north Indian) and Carnatic
which are truly nationalist in character are (South Indian). Both are based on same funda-
Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu), Kathakali and mental concept and differences exist only in
Mohiniyattam (Kerala), Odissi (Orissa), Kathak tones. The musical forms continued to evolve
during the colonial rule and conveyed the sup-
(Uttar Pradesh), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh)
pression of people’s voices during the colonial
and Manipuri (Manipur). The roots of all these
rule.
Terminology

Admiration : respect and warm approval
Accumulated : gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of
Inaugurated : begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period)
Renovations : the action of renovating a building
Improvisations : the act of making or doing something with whatever is available at the time

Inside Story
Inside Story
g Art and architecture during British Rule in India were the most touched and significant
areas.
g Sculpture during early British rule was perhaps the most telling and excellent work of art
that attracted numerous Indians and English alike.
g War was also a common theme, which made way for these sculptors to render
masterpiece work.
g Architects were called from England for this sole purpose of supreme importance to
generals.
g Munshi Premchand wrote about the misery of the poor and the oppressed of Indian
society.
g A song composed by Rabindranath Tagore later became our National Anthem.

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