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KATHAK SYLLABUS
SYLLABUS
v
General Exercises
Ø Bhumi
Pranam
Ø Correct
posture of Kathak – feet position, spine, alignment of shoulders, etc.
Ø Basic
movements and exercises of eyes, neck, wrists, hands, feet, etc.
Ø Chakkar
(Bhramari) – 5 Counts
Ø Asanyukta
Hasta Mudra from “Abhinaya Darpan”
v
Nritta
Ø Teental,
Tatkar-Thah, Dugun, Chowgun with tihai, four Hastas with Tatkar in three
speeds, Eight Toras, Two Chakradar Toras, one Kavitta.
Ø Names of
the five fingers- Tarjani, Madhyama, Anamika, Kanishka, Angushta.
Ø Recitation
of all items is compulsory.
v
Nritya
Ø Vandana/
Shlokas- with simple Abhinaya Hastas and communicative movements and feelings.
Ø Knowledge
of the seven Indian Classical dances and their origin.
Ø The two
Gharanas of Kathak- Jaipur and Lucknow.
Ø Nritya
Abhinaya based on a simple song (Geet Abhinaya).
v
Music
Ø Understanding
and reciting seven Swaras.
Ø Reciting
the song which is used for Nritya Abhinaya.
v
Theory-Oral
Ø Definitions
of the terms- Sangeet, Sum, Matra, Tali, Khali, Vibhag, Aavartan.
Ø Basic
information about Teental, recognizing the notation symbols of Taal Lipi.
Ø Reciting
the shlokas, describing the Asayunkta Hasta Mudra from Acharya Nandikeshwar’s
Abhinaya Darpan.
Ø Names of
five classical dancers from any discipline.
Ø Collection
of pictures of five classical dancers from any discipline.
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