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A picture from The Musical - Gita Govinda, Namrata Rai as Radha and Vishal Krishan as Krishna [35] The evolution in Kathak dance theme during the Bhakti movement centered primarily around divine Krishna, his lover Radha and milkmaids (gopis) – around legends and texts such as the Bhagavata Purana found in the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism ...
Kathak has been closely associated with Krishna's legends. The earliest mention of Kathak as an art form is found in the Arjuna-Vanavasa chapter of the Aadi-Parva of Mahabharata . In its initial phase, Kathak is regarded to have been a mimetic representation of Puranic literature accompanied with dance.
The following is a list of the Gurus of the Lucknow Gharana, beginning with the disciples of Ishwari Prasad: [2]. Wajid Ali Shah (1822 – 1887, Nawab of Oudh and patron of the arts)
Krishna and Radha dancing the rasalila, a 19th-century painting, Rajasthan. The Raslila (Sanskrit: रासलीला, romanized: Rāsalīlā), [1] [2] also rendered the Rasalila or the Ras dance, is part of a traditional story described in Hindu texts such as the Bhagavata Purana and Gita Govinda, where Krishna dances with Radha and the gopis of Braj.
Gopi Krishna (22 August 1935 – 18 February 1994) was an Indian Kathak dancer, actor and choreographer. He also studied Bharatnatyam. He also studied Bharatnatyam. In 1952, at the age of seventeen, Gopi Krishna became one of the youngest choreographers in Hindi film history when he was hired to choreograph dances.
In Kathak dance three types of Tandavas are generally used, they are, Krishna Tandava, Shiva Tandava and Ravana Tandava, but sometimes a fourth variety - Kalika Tandava, is also often used. [19] [20] Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi have variants of Krishna dancing his Tandava on Kaliya. [21]
Over the years the repertory wing, formerly known as 'Ballet Unit' has created notable production of Kathak ballet, with evolved stage and costume design as well as elaborate music, Taj ki Kahani (1966) was choreographed by Krishna Kumar, and had music by Amjad Ali, Shan-e-audh (1968), Kumara Sambhav and Dalia all choreographed by Birju Maharaj ...
Uma Sharma (born 1942) is a kathak dancer, choreographer and teacher. She also runs the Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan, a classical dance and music academy, situated in New Delhi, founded by her father in 1946. She is most known for reviving the old classical dance form of Natwari Nritya or the Raslila of Brindavan, which later evolved into the Kathak ...