Introduction to Indian Theatre

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ART Divisions- Theatre

art- Classical TheatreFolk &Traditional theatre

Modern TheatreLets start from Origin



The mythical story behind the creation of atyasastra

! "#ga$s% rhama%atyam'M#sic-dance-drama(

!Rig-)eda% te*t+,ords +Recitative

!.ama veda%M#sic

! "a/#rveda% Abhinyam

! Atharvana % Rasa$s!aratha 0#thra$s and 12 a0sarasa$s

!rahmma$s 0lay 3As#ra0ara/ayam4

!Demons dist#rbance



"56A7 era ,ithin a fo#r agecycle! According to 8ind# cosmology'a branch of meta0hysics that

deals ,ith the nat#re of the #niverse+ a branch of astronomy thatdeals ,ith the origin9 str#ct#re9 and s0ace-time relationshi0s of

the #niverse(9 life in the #niverse is created and destroyed onceevery 2:; to <:1 billion years9 ,hich is one f#ll day 'day andnight( for rahma: The lifetime of a rahma himself may be =;;trillion and 2> billion years: The cycles are said to re0eat like theseasons9 ,a*ing and ,aning ,ithin a greater time-cycle of the

creation and destr#ction of the #niverse: Like .#mmer9 .0ring9?inter and A#t#mn9 each y#ga involves stages or grad#alchanges ,hich the earth and the conscio#sness of mankind goesthro#gh as a ,hole: A com0lete y#ga cycle from a high 6olden

Age of enlightenment to a Dark Age and back again is said to beca#sed by the solar system@s motion aro#nd another star:



2 "56A$.The ages see a grad#al decline of dharma9 ,isdom9

kno,ledge9 intellect#al ca0ability9 life s0an9

emotional and 0hysical strength:!.atya "#ga7- )irt#e reigns s#0reme: Average h#man

lifes0an ,as ;>>9>>> years:

!Treta "#ga7 There ,as = B#arter virt#e & ; B#artersin: Average h#man lifes0an ,as ;>9>>> years:

!D,a0ar "#ga7 There ,as ; half virt#e & ; half sin: Average h#man lifes0an ,as ;>>> years:

!ali "#ga7 There is ; B#arter virt#e & = B#arter sin: Average h#man lifes0an ,ill be ;>> years: To,ards

the end of the "#ga this ,ill come do,n to 1> years:



rief 8istory

! )eda$s-2 for only #00er caste ,hat abo#t s#dra%

Eth veda atyasastra! atyam'dancedramaM#sic(7 to make 0eo0lefollo, their virt#e$s9 it ,as created:

! 8ind#-veda dharma+)irt#e instead of religion:

! Gvery one believes god is one- in family diHerentgods: 5nity in diversity

! Creating the bridges bet,een h#man beings andgod is the main motto of Indian virt#e:

! To make this atyam'.ee9 8ear( #sed a lot than

anything:! Abhinaya% to carry for,ard9 abhinetha% actor

! r#ttham%Thandavam9 r#thyam% Lasyam9'Abhinayam%ramma9 rittham-.hiva%natyam%

see9 hear(



rief-1

!From ancient times at the 0remises of tem0les all kindsof arts develo0ed9 and 0erformed9 0racticed d#ring the

festivals:!Thrikarana sh#ddhi'lead do +be good life and loveart%love god(%aim of indian dances and drama

! )oice-ody-Mind

!?here there is lots of so#nds of instr#ments9 dance9

songs comes o#t there no bad things ha00ensJalldemons goes oH:

! Ale*ander in =1K-=1E :C attacked India9 At that time Aristotle master of Ale*ander also visit India: At that time6reek soldiers 0leas#re they #sed to 0erform 6reek

tragedies:



ara/a is derived from the .anskrit ,ords narta rājan Nlordof danceNCreator and later as the destroyer of the #niverse:

Thandavam7 so#rce of the cycle of creation9 0reservation anddissol#tion



!haratha % bhava-raaga-thala%feelings-sing-

rytham!1>>> years+E>>> years old

!= cha0ters->>> stangas

!It is like P&A ,hy natya vedam ?ho ,illgras0 it 8o, many divisions 8o, to 0racticeit ?hat are the r#les

!;; elements



ack stage rit#als! )ish,akarma- atya gr#ha

!Moon-total theatre

! )inayaka-vigna$s

!Loka 0al#d#- 2 directions

!Fire stage

!Clo#ds- instr#ments!rhmma%centre stage

!Indra% 8ero

!.aras,athi%8eroine



G*0lanation to demons! At one 0lace virt#e then comedy9 ,ar9 love9

destroy etcJall kinds of 0eo0lescharacters ,ill be 0layed not only demons:

! Intellect#al em0o,erment and characterdevelo0ment9 relief from sorro,s9 co#rage

to face life9 kno,ledge etc:!Then 0lay ,ent very ,ell

!Later thri0#ra daham9 amritha madhanam .hiva teaching:



RASABHAVABHINYAHA

DHARMIVRITHIPRAVRITHYA HA

SIDDISWARATHADATHODYAM

GANAMRANGASYASANGRAHA HA

sringara'Love(-hasya'8a00y(-kar#na'.orro,(-krodha'Anger(-

veera'Co#rage(-bhayanaka'Fear(-bibasta'Disg#st(- -adb#tha'?onder(-

shanta'.erenity(



;; elements! RA.A.-<;%Q

! 8A)A.-2Q% .tatic+<9Transitory+==9.athvik+<! G*7 static feeling-rodam+fear 9 Transit- /elo#sy+,orry+ego

! A8I"AM-2-

! D8ARMI-1- realistic-stylied! )RITT8I-2-harathi-sathvathi-kaisiki-Arabati! SRA)RITT8I-2'Desha vesha bhasha(Gast ,est-

orth-so#th! .IDD8I-1! .?ARA-K-sa ri ga ma 0a da ni! AT8OD"AM-2! 6AAM-E- entry song- 0rasada song-acc#se

song-inner heart song-e*it song

! RA6AM-=-rectang#lar-sB#are-traingle



Introd#cing ritta9 ritya and atya,ith demonstration

!ritta from shiva to Thand#v#- so its calledthandavam: Then songs+m#sic ,ith nrittham

became nrityam:!ritta is com0osed of only 0#re dance and ,ill

feat#re striking and aesthetic 0oses9 b#t ,illhave no e*0ressional meaning and symbolism:

!haratha sons and a0saras 0rovoked manysages by 0erforming their bad as0ect then gotc#rse from them: .o they decided to send iton to earth:



.LOA$s

Slokas or verses which are full of wiso! are ce"#ral a" co!!o" #o

#he #rai#io"al wa$ of life% #ha# is& life as 'er #he Veas( Thus i# is o"l$"a#ural #ha# we )" !a"$ verses #ha# 'er#ai" #o #he ar# of i"ia(

! Angeekam h#vanam yashaya! )achikam sarvavangmayam

! Aharyam chandra thaaradhi

!Thvam vandey sathvikam shivam

! "o#9 ,hose limbs are the 5niverse9 "o#9 the Originator of all s0eech9 "o#9 ,hose adornments are the moon andstars9

"o# are The Tr#th:



.loka$s! "ato 8asta .tato Dr#shti

! "ato Dr#shti .tato Manaha

! "ato Manaha .tato havom! "ato havom .tato Rasaha

!?here the hand goes9 there the eyes sho#ldfollo,

!?here the eyes are9 the mind sho#ld follo,!?here the mind is9 there the e*0ression sho#ld

be bro#ght o#t

!?here the e*0ression is9 there the rasa or avor

,ill be e*0erienced 'by the a#dience(:



GUT CLA..G.!Ty0es of acting

!.tyles of acting

!ty0es of emotions

!ty0es of feelings

!atara/a meaning

!Ty0es of female characters!Ty0es of male characters

!Ty0es of hand gest#res

!inds of 0lays etcJ



Reference ooks!The "a#$asas#ra* A$a Ra"+achar$a

!I"ia" Thea#re Trai#io"s ofPerfor!a"ce * Philli' ,arrilli

!-o"ce'# of A"cie"# I"ia" Thea#re *-hris#o'her B$rski

!I"ia" Thea#re * A$a Ra"+achar$a! Abhinaya Dar0an by andikeshvar

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