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Kuchipudi (/ ˌ k uː tʃ ɪ ˈ p uː d i / KOO-chih-POO-dee) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. [2] It originates from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [3] Kuchipudi is a dance-drama performance, with its roots in the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra.
Chinna Satyam sublimated and systematised Indian Kuchipudi dance, giving it a more classical basis. He refined the art form, bringing it closer to the standards of Natya Shastra and introduced new elements, e.g. chari (leg movements) of Natya Shastra that are significantly different from the interpretations of other dance authorities, such as Padma Subrahmanyam.
The songs are popularly called "Tarangas" means waves. The lyrics are simple yet beautiful and effective. The Astapadis of Jayadeva are said to be the inspiration. The tarangams are popular piece in Kuchipudi dance, where the dancers dance on brass plates maintaining complex rhythms. [citation needed]
Tarangini is an opera highly suitable for dance drama and it has been very well utilized by Indian classical dancers, especially in Kuchipudi over the last two centuries. Tarangini consists of 12 Tarangams and encapsulates 153 songs, 302 slokams and 31 choornikaas. Teertha followed Veda VyAsa's Bhagavatam and concentrated on the 10th skandam.
Bhavana Reddy is an Indian classical Kuchipudi dancer, singer, songwriter, and guru/teacher. She is the younger daughter and disciple of renowned dancing couple Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy. [1] Bhavana Reddy is the founder of the International Center for Kuchipudi Dance (ICKD). [2]
Kuchipudi declined and was a dying art in 17th-century Andhra, [10] but in 1678, the last Shia Muslim Nawab of Golkonda, Abul Hasan Qutb Shah, saw a Kuchipudi performance and was so pleased that he granted the dancers lands around the Kuchipudi village, with the stipulation that they continue the dance-drama.
Kuchipudi, a traditional dance of Andhra Pradesh. Jayapa Senani (Jayapa Nayudu) was the first known author to write about the dance forms prevalent in Andhra Pradesh. [4] Both Desi and Margi forms of dance have been included in his Sanskrit treatise Nritya Ratnavali, which contains eight chapters. Folk dance forms like Perani, Prenkhana, Suddha ...
Swapnasundari is an Indian dancer, an exponent of Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam, a choreographer and a vocalist. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, given Government of India in 2003, [1] as well as the Sahitya Kala Parishad and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Her album Janmabhoomi Meri Pyaari was well received. [2]