BWW Previews: CELEBRATING BHARATANATYAM, Kuchupudi And Other Heritage Dance Forms in Mumbai

Bharatanatyam is a solo dance performed only by women. It initiated in Tamil Nadu and eventually flourished in South India. It is a dance form of an illustrative anecdote of Indian mythology themes and spiritual ideas emoted by a dancer with excellent footwork and impressive gestures. Its performance repertoire includes nrita, nritya and natya. It also continues to inspire several art forms including paintings and sculptures starting from the spectacular 6th to 9th-century temple sculptures.

Kuchupudi is a dance tradition that originated in the village of Kuchipudi of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh. This ancient dance form finds place in the 10th-century copper inscriptions and in 15th-century texts like 'Machupalli Kaifat'. Traditionally it is regarded that the sanyassin of Advaita Vedanta sect, Tirtha Narayana Yati, and his disciple Siddhendra Yogi initiated, methodized and arranged the present day version of the dance form in the 17th century.

Mohiniyattam is ancient Indian classical dance form that evolved in the state of Kerala. Mohiniattam adheres to the Lasya type that showcases a more graceful, gentle and feminine form of dancing. Conventionally it is a solo dance performed by female artists.

Details

Day 1 - Inaugural Program & Bharatnatyam

Event Details: Friday, 9th Feb 2018, at Y.B. Chavan Centre, Opp. Mantralaya at 6.45 pm

Day 2 - Kuchupudi

Event Details: Saturday 10th Feb 2018, at Anushakthi Nagar, at 7.30 pm