Bharatanatyam

Bharatanatyam

Intangible Heritage

Bharatanatyam is a major Hindu form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. The Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni and Abhinaya Darpana (Mirror of Gesture) by Nandikeshvara are considered to be the original sources one of Bharatanatyam (an Indian classical dance form). The dance form is also briefly mentioned in Kannada text Manasollasa written by Someshwara III. It has flourished in the temples and courts of southern India since ancient times.[1][2][3] It is one of eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms and it expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism, collectively Hinduism.

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The theoretical foundations of Bharatanatyam are found in Natya Shastra, the ancient Hindu text of performance arts.[6][17][18] Natya Shastra is attributed to the ancient scholar Bharata Muni, and its first complete compilation is dated to between 200 BCE and 200 CE,[19][20] but estimates vary between 500 BCE and 500 CE.[21] The most studied version of the Natya Shastra text consists of about 6000 verses structured into 36 chapters.[19][22] The text, states Natalia Lidova, describes the theory of Tāṇḍava dance (Shiva), the theory of rasa, of bhāva, expression, gestures, acting techniques, basic steps, standing postures—all of which are part of Indian classical dances.[19][23] Dance and performance arts, states this ancient text,[24] are a form of expression of spiritual ideas, virtues and the essence of scriptures.

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