To facilitate aspirants or college students of dance perceive the nuances of Bharatanatyam and give attention to mastering the strikes, Vidya Bhavani Suresh has launched a e-book A complete dictionary of Bharatanatyam (by Skanda Publications). It carries 115 terminologies associated to the dance kind together with quick definitions and corresponding pictures. (illustrated by Harshita Suresh, Mahitha Suresh and Vidya).
The e-book explores numerous subjects starting from several types of abhinayas, aharyas, and araimandi posture to a scholar’s preparatory steps for a maiden efficiency, and the way the make-up and ornaments add to the visible enchantment. Starting with abhinaya, there are explanations on the 4 sorts of abhinaya — angika, vachika, aharya and sathvika. The writer makes use of vibrant pictures as an instance the mudras, the symbolic hand gestures that kind the cornerstone of angika abhinaya.
The e-book covers the varied adavus or dance actions, and highlights its classes reminiscent of paidal adavu, sarukkal adavu and kuthadavu. It additionally has elaborate explanations of the several types of adavus and alarippu.
Along with the core components, the numerous position of stage props, which provides to the aesthetic enchantment of a efficiency, and that of tala or rhythm are additionally highlighted within the subsequent pages. Point out about Pancha Nadai, the 5 rhythmic mixtures that kind the idea of a dance efficiency, is an fascinating piece of knowledge.
A pictorial illustration of single-hand and double-hand mudras affords a priceless reference for aspiring dancers. Whereas the 267-page quantity serves as a complete reference materials of Bharatanatyam, its size might have been decreased for higher portability and to retain readers’ curiosity.
