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THESIS SYNOPSIS ON
CENTRE FOR PERFORMING
ARTS
FOR THE PROMOTION OF
KUCHIPUDI.
SUBMITTED BY
LALITH ADITYA N
Y11APO117
B.ARCH IV/V
ANUCAP
Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of
the soul. - Plato
INTRODUCTION
PERFORMING ARTS: Theperforming artsare those formsartwhich differ from the
plastic artsinsofar as the former uses the artist's ownbody,face, and presence as a
medium.
THEATRE IN INDIA: Theatre in India has experienced major changes during times
starting from earliest Sanskrit theatre to modern Indian theatre.
Theatre in India started in narrative form, with recitation singing and dancing
becoming integral elements of it. This emphasis on narrative elements made our
theatre essentially theatrical right from the beginning. Thats why theatre in India has
encompassed all the other forms of literature and fine arts into its physical
representation: literature, mime, dance, movement all mixed into one and being called
Natya-theatre in English.
There are three main categories of Indian theatre-Classical or Sanskrit theatre,
traditional or folk theatre, and the Modern theatre.
There are said to be ten types of Sanskrit plays-Natya, Prakarna, Anka, Vyayoga,
Bhana, Samvakara, Vithi Prahasna, Dima and Ithangra.Natyashastra focuses only on
two of these types-Natya and Prakarna. And there are also subcategories.
FOLK THEATRE was the second phase of evolution of theatre in India. Indian folk theatre
can be broadly divided into two categories-Religious and Secular giving birth to ritual
theatre and theatre of entertainment respectively. And they both influence each
other.Ramlila, Rasleela, Bhand, Nautanki and Wang Come under this ritual category.
POST INDEPENDENCE THEATRE IN INDIA has become far richer by suitable mixture
of different styles and techniques from Sanskrit, medieval and western theatre and is
given a new versatile broader approach at every level of creativity. Bitter harvest, Tumhari
Amrita, Mahatma v/s Gandhi are most famous plays of 19 th century.
MUSICAL THEATRE: is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and
dance. The emotional content of the piece humor, pathos, love, anger as well as the
story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects
of the entertainment as an integrated whole.
Classical Indian musical theatre is a sacred art of the Hindu temple culture. It is
performed in different styles. The Sangeet Natak Academy currently confers classical
status on eight styles:
Bharatanatyam
Odissi
Kuchipudi
Kathak
Mohiniyattam
Kathakali
Manipuri
Sattriya
Bharatanatyam
Kathak
Kathakali
Mohiniyattam
Odissi
Manipuri
Kuchipud
Satt
MUSIC: The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, & classical
music . India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a
history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to
the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual inspiration, cultural expression and pure
entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups, speaking their own
languages and dialects, having distinct cultural traditions.
The two main traditions of classical music are Carnatic music, found predominantly in
the peninsular regions, and Hindustani music, found in the northern and central regions.
Light classical or semi-classical music include the following genres: thumri, dadra,
ghazal, chaiti, kajri and tappa.
POPULAR MUSIC
Film music
The biggest form of Indian popular music is filmi, or songs from Indian films. The film
industry of India supported music by according reverence to classical music while
utilizing the western orchestration to support Indian melodies.
INDI-POP MUSIC
Indian pop music, often known as Indi pop or Indi-pop, is based on an amalgamation of
Indian folk and classical music, and modern beats from different parts of the world.
ROCK & METAL MUSIC
Raga rock is a term used to describe rock or pop music with a heavy Indian influence,
either in its construction, its timbre, or its use of instrumentation, such as the sitar and
tabla. Raga and other forms of classical Indian music began to influence many rock
groups during the 1960s; most famously The Beatles.
INDIAN ROCK
The rock music "scene" in India is extremely small when compared to filmi or fusion
musicality "scenes" but has of recent years come into its own, achieving a cult status of
sorts.
Indian POP
Indian
In every form of performing arts, the result of the effort of a single individual or
cluster of people so for good end product the proper training is required for each
individual.
There is a strong feeling that no person be trained for any particular art; he or she
will have the necessary spark within himself or herself to become an artist. But the
need, for systematic training, has slowly made people accepting the concept of
formal training.
The function of such an institute is to impart training in all forms of performing arts
except those which are not so comfortable to learn .i.e. circus and magic.
Socially it is required to boost up the interest of the artists and mold them into fine
pieces for future.
PERSONNEL
Amalgamation of creative thinking and good service facility is the demand of the
project. As performing arts have special attachments to every individual in some
way or the other, a good exposure will be felt while working.
NCPA-Mumbai
IGNCA-Bangalore
Triveni Kala Sangam(Delhi)
Jawahar kala Kendra(Jaipur)
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http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-0227/Kuchipudi-village-to-have-Natyaramam--134052