Katak dance

Mystical experience is fundamentally inexpressible, although it has found expression in poetry and prose, in art and music. In poetry it reached a pinnacle inspired by the Sufi concept of ecstatic love that does not differentiate between the lover , the beloved Absolute, and love itself. Astha, is completely immersed in the sufi philosophy, in life. It is very natural for her to portray the very essence when she wears her ghungroos. She is divine, she is mystical, she is one with the lord…

Kathak

Ghunghru Ghunghru or ghunghroo are the small bells the dancer ties around his or her ankles. The Kathak bells are different from those of other Indian dance styles, as they are not affixed to a pad or strip of leather, but rather are individually woven along a thick string. The usual number of bells is 100 on each ankle, although for the initial stages of learning or for children, 25 and 50 belled strings are widely available to allow the dancer to get used to them. There is a more or less…

Bozar-kathakali 2006.10.21

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Kathak is an important classical dance form of India, and an increasingly popular theater art form of the world. The word Kathak is derived from katha, meaning "storytelling." 'Katha kahey so kathak kahaye', which means one who tells a story in a dance form is a Kathak. Originally this community of artists known as Kathakars narrated stories in temples of North India. The movement of hands and body as well as facial expressions used by the Kathakars to enrich the narrative, has given birth…

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Kathak shining