One of the classical depictions of the Hindu God Shiva shows his dancing. Nataraja is considered to be the ultimate depiction of the dance, Nataraja meaning “Lord of the Dance”. Here we see Shiva with his left leg on top of his right, and his hands holding fire and a drum. His other set of appendages are in a very distinct form. Fire encircles him in a ring while he stands on a man. This is commonly attributed to overcoming darkness/negativity and ignorance. This beautiful illustration of Shiva’s dance is one of the earliest examples of theatrical arts within India. There are also India’s Bollywood hits, however, India’s theatrical history is extremely lush and abundant with a culture that is far reaching into the nations history, not just
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It a massive collection of poems that have been handed down orally for centuries. It is not, however, as voluminous as the Mahabharata, which is the largest collection of poems in all of recorded human history. The Mahabharata and Ramayana were used extensively for the creation of later theatrical work. Moreover, the tradition of theatre merely begins with these ancient texts and continues to expand throughout time. One of the oldest texts directly devoted to the arts is the Natya Shastra, written between 200 BCE and 200 CE by Bharata. The Natya Shastra is comprised of 36 chapters that distinctly cover all aspects of dramatic performance and analysis. The collection includes elements of classical theatre in India such as dance, dramatic theory, and the theory of Rasa, and is regarded as one of the great dramatic performance texts of classical Indian …show more content…
These nine states encompassed all of classical theatre in India for the actor. As a result, they were stretched all across performing arts as a whole within the culture.These sentiments are intended to draw something particular out of the audience members, however, that thing is unknown. It is commonly believed that some never experience this, and the only way to experience it is to be a conscious and cultured individual. This is what cultivated and made up the theory of
It a massive collection of poems that have been handed down orally for centuries. It is not, however, as voluminous as the Mahabharata, which is the largest collection of poems in all of recorded human history. The Mahabharata and Ramayana were used extensively for the creation of later theatrical work. Moreover, the tradition of theatre merely begins with these ancient texts and continues to expand throughout time. One of the oldest texts directly devoted to the arts is the Natya Shastra, written between 200 BCE and 200 CE by Bharata. The Natya Shastra is comprised of 36 chapters that distinctly cover all aspects of dramatic performance and analysis. The collection includes elements of classical theatre in India such as dance, dramatic theory, and the theory of Rasa, and is regarded as one of the great dramatic performance texts of classical Indian …show more content…
These nine states encompassed all of classical theatre in India for the actor. As a result, they were stretched all across performing arts as a whole within the culture.These sentiments are intended to draw something particular out of the audience members, however, that thing is unknown. It is commonly believed that some never experience this, and the only way to experience it is to be a conscious and cultured individual. This is what cultivated and made up the theory of