| Ten Minutes with Geeta Chandran |
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| CLASSICAL DANCE... FROM A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE |
| The society on the whole can be divided into two parts Urban & Rural. |
| RURAL |
Given great significance, serious training, good audiences, performances usually from the headlines.
Nowever, in deeply remote areas, people are much aware of such forms of art. | |
| URBAN |
| Professional classical training is available so initially students join, for merely learning the dance, and not understanding the "Art of Dance" as a whole. A lot of money to be invested by parents. |
| CLASSICAL DANCE IN DELHI... |
| Children at an early age are put in dance schools by their parents. With age, the teenagers get influenced by the latest trends in food, clothes & similarity, arts two. A few, do tend to join the latest dance forms happening in Delhi. |
| WHY THE SHIFT TO OTHER DANCES FROM THE CLASSICAL DANCES ?? |
People no longer have the love for arts, they do not want to travel to auditoriums watch performances.
No Committed audiences, people only gain from dance, they do not want to give contribute
Youngsters have lost the so called "Zest for life." Things come very easily to them. Concept of entertainment has changed.
Television has majorly changed the mindset of people. You do not see what you want, but have to see what is shown. This is very unhealthy for society. |
| THE BASIC BHARAT NATYAM REPERTOIRE |
Kavuthvam/Mallari
Allarippu
Jathiswaram
Shabdam
Varnam
Padam
Javalis
Keethanams
Tillana
Pillana
Mangalam
Ms. Geeta Chandran feels, it is best to start learning from the age of 6 yrs. |
Bharatnatyam is not like a museum piece. It is a very powerful medium of communication.
The ambiance for teaching this beautiful art has to be appropriate. |
The latest developments in Bharatnatyam is the innovative coreography.
The form of Bharatnatyam, i.e. the grammer is static, but the presentation keeps changing. |
