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Arts Dec 07, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna: Some Thoughts - Part 7

Let us examine the qualities that the extempore delivery of dialogues on the stage should ideally possess. Adherence to śruti, though important, is not the only...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Nov 28, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna: Some Thoughts - Part 6

Vācika Mātu and dhātu are the two aspects of vācikābhinaya. They can be loosely translated as lyrics and music, respectively. Gadya, padya, and gīta (pada) are...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Nov 23, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna: Some Thoughts - Part 5

I hereby list a few suggestions for Yakṣagāna artistes, especially to enrich their āṅgikābhinaya and realise its value. • It is important to ensure that the st...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Nov 09, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna: Some Thoughts - Part 4

Usage of coloured screens in the background and bringing in sceneries on the stage prove to be obstacles in evoking Rasa. Similarly, tying banners or displaying...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Oct 26, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna: Some Thoughts - Part 3

We will need to take stock of the experiments that have taken place with costumes of Yakṣagāna, especially in introducing new characters. Noteworthy attempts ha...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Oct 16, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna : Some Thoughts - Part 2

To summarize, it would not be wrong to say that Yakṣagāna has its own costume that is self-complete and beautiful. The puṇḍu-veṣa (kedagè-mundalè) of Baḍagutiṭṭ...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Oct 12, 2022

Possibilities of Innovations and Reformations in Yakṣagāna : Some Thoughts - Part 1

For the sustenance and growth of any form of art, novelty and constant practice are essential. They are required both at the level of the individual and the soc...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Sep 28, 2022

Classical Dance and Yakṣagāna – Comparative Aesthetics (Part 3)

The Nāṭyaśāstra classifies raṅga-prayoga (theatrical performances) into two kinds, based on the place where it is staged – bāhya (outdoors) and ābhyantara (indo...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Sep 14, 2022

Classical Dance and Yakṣagāna – Comparative Aesthetics (Part 2)

A theatrical performance that is rich in prose-like spoken language, employs gesture language that isn’t stylized and has āṅgika that largely divorced from pure...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Aug 31, 2022

Classical Dance and Yakṣagāna – Comparative Aesthetics (Part 1)

All of us will have witnessed different forms of classical theatre art in India. It is not difficult to estimate their mutual concordance and inter-connectednes...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Aug 17, 2022

Limitations of Nṛtya-nāṭakas: Heading Towards Ekāhārya and Ekahārya Presentations - Part 3

The aesthetics of group dance is compromised because choreographers fail to keep track of the changes that a solo performing art needs to undergo in the process...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj

Arts Aug 08, 2022

Limitations of Nṛtya-nāṭakas: Heading Towards Ekāhārya and Ekahārya Presentations - Part 2

We will need to search for an object at the place where we have lost it – this is inevitable and also expected. We can examine this from the perspective of musi...

Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh | Trans: Arjun Bharadwaj