Kathak: The Dance of Storytellers<\/i><\/b> explores the philosophical and practical aspects of Kathak dance – its origin, development, and techniques. Investigating this compelling dance style from cultural and historical perspectives, the book delves into the essential principles of Kathak, its schools and major artists, the format of Kathak performance, repertoire, Kathak music, predominant trends in training, and the system of practice through the lens of theory and application. A rare resource, the text is a comprehensive read for dancers, teachers, and Kathak lovers. Due to the increase of Kathak performances along with dance classes in the west, Kathak practitioners living outside India will immensely benefit from this book. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Contents:
\nTransliteration of Key Words; Transliteration of Bols; Preface; Nataraja and Natwar: The Cultural Perspective; Bharata’s Natyashastra; Classical Dance Styles of India; The Origin and History of Kathak Dance; Rasa and Bhava; Abhinaya; Three Facets of Abhinaya; Nayak and Nayika Bhed; Tala and Laya: Musical Time in Kathak; Laykari; Ways of Resolving a Composition on Sum; Nrtta: Rhythmic Interpretation; Rhythmic Interpretation through Body Movements; Nritya Aspect in Kathak; Nrtta Nritya Repertoire Based on Vocal Music Genres; Chakkars or Pirouettes; Gharanas: Schools of Kathak; Application of Music in Kathak; Sadhana: The Mindful Practice; Prastuti: Performance of Kathak; Appendix; List of Illustrations and Figures; Illustration Credits; References; Further Readings; Acknowledgements; Index.
Forms of Devotion documents a substantive collection of Indian art in the spiritual genre held in the Museum of Sacred Art. The double volume book reflects the diversity and depth of Indian art from varied perspectives and aesthetics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5523],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6320","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-by-author-rachna-ramya","8":"publisher-niyogi-books","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n