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Dasharupakam
''Dasharupakam (Daśarūpakam)'' is a treatise on the structure and rules (''Lakshana'' or ''Prakarana'' grantha) for popular theatre and drama presentations of the time, written by Dhananjaya in the 10th century AD. He was the court poet of Parmara king Munj. Several techniques and methods presented in the Natyashastra and Dasharupakam are very much in use in today's theatre. The author starts with salutations, among others, to Bharata the author of ''Natyashastra'', whose detailed exposition he bases his work on. He however in his own words says that he has attempted to present the same in an ordered and concise fashion in his book, so it can be consumed by common folk. ''Rupakam'' means one that has a form and can be seen - essentially referring to theatre and drama performances. He uses the same word used by Bharata to refer to his work, and defines ten types of theatre performances - DashaRupakam - Ten Forms of Plays. In the course of describing the forms of the plays, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natakam
''Natakam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Kalyanji Gogana, starring Ashish Gandhi and Ashima Narwal in the lead roles. Produced by Radhika Srinivas, Sri Saideep Chatla, Praveen Gandhi and Uma Kuchipudi, ''Natakam'' features music composed by Sai Karthik and cinematography by Anji. The first look was launched by Anil Ravipudi. The film released on 28 September 2018. It received generally mixed reviews from critics. :Further information: '' Dasharupakam'' Synopsis Set in a village named Chintalapudi, the film revolves around Balakoteshwara Rao "Koti" (Ashish Gandhi) and his lover Parvati (Ashima Narwal). They both decide to marry, before Paravti's past intervenes, causing Koti to take action. He tries to find out about her past, and in the process, comes closer to fighting a gang of chain snatchers who plan to rob the entire village. Cast * Ashish Gandhi as Balakoteshwara Rao "Koti" *Ashima Narwal as Parvati *Editor Mani as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharata Muni
Bharata Muni (Hindi: भरत मुनि) was an ancient sage who the musical treatise '' Natya Shastra'' is traditionally attributed to. The work covers ancient Indian dramaturgy and histrionics, especially Sanskrit theatre. Bharata is considered the father of Indian theatrical art forms. He is dated to between 200 BCE and 200 CE, but estimates vary between 500 BCE and 500 CE.Dace, W. (1963). "The Concept of "Rasa" in Sanskrit Dramatic Theory". Educational Theatre Journal. 15 (3): 249. The ''Nāṭya Śāstra'' is notable as an ancient encyclopedic treatise on the arts, which has influenced dance, music and literary traditions in India. It is also notable for its aesthetic "Rasa" theory, which asserts that entertainment is the desired effect of performance arts but not the primary goal and that the primary goal is to transport the individual in the audience into another parallel reality, full of wonder, where he experiences the essence of his own consc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natyashastra
The ''Nāṭya Śāstra'' (, ''Nāṭyaśāstra'') is a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts. The text is attributed to sage Bharata Muni, and its first complete compilation is dated to between 200 BCE and 200 CE, but estimates vary between 500 BCE and 500 CE. The text consists of 36 chapters with a cumulative total of 6000 poetic verses describing performance arts. The subjects covered by the treatise include dramatic composition, structure of a play and the construction of a stage to host it, genres of acting, body movements, make up and costumes, role and goals of an art director, the musical scales, musical instruments and the integration of music with art performance. The ''Nāṭya Śāstra'' is notable as an ancient encyclopedic treatise on the arts, one which has influenced dance, music and literary traditions in India. It is also notable for its aesthetic "Rasa" theory, which asserts that entertainment is a desired effect of performance arts but not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanskrit Texts
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a link language in ancient and medieval South Asia, and upon transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture to Southeast Asia, East Asia and Central Asia in the early medieval era, it became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions. As a result, Sanskrit had a lasting impact on the languages of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, especially in their formal and learned vocabularies. Sanskrit generally connotes several Old Indo-Aryan language varieties. The most archaic of these is the Vedic Sanskrit found in the Rig Veda, a collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre In India
Theatre of India is one of the most ancient forms of theatre and it features a detailed textual, sculptural, and dramatic effects which emerged in mid 1st millennium BC, first millennium BC. Like in the areas of music and dance, the Indian theatre is also defined by the dramatic Performance art, performance based on the concept of ''Indian classical dance, Nritya'', which is a Sanskrit word for drama but encompasses dramatic narrative, virtuosic dance, and music. Historically, Indian theatre has exerted influence beyond its borders, reaching ancient China and other countries in the Far East. With the Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent, Islamic conquests that began in the 10th and 11th centuries, theatre was discouraged or forbidden entirely.Brandon (1997, 72) and Richmond (1998, 516). Later, in an attempt to re-assert indigenous values and ideas, village theatre was encouraged across the subcontinent, developing in a large number of regional languages from the 15th to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
