Indian Classical Dance and Music

When most of us think of the great Indians of the last century, we think of a thin, well-defined figure standing stern and serious. When we think of a modern Indian, we

The term “classical music” refers to the western influence, not the eastern influence of Asia; the two are very different

This is because so much of the visible aspects of Indian culture has diminished or disappeared and so much was borrowed from that we have lost sight of the origin; there is little wonder that awareness is lacking in some circles concerning the extent of "counteracculturation" upon the "numerically and politically dominant race."

The world we live in has tremendously evolved. We live in a world that is extremely technical and specialized. When someone goes off to college, they focus on learning the skills they need that will allow them to pursue a beneficial employment. Barely any time is spent studying the various arts. Art is often viewed by the people of our world as “a waste of time” or “pointless”, as it does not have any constructive application in most of their lives needs.

Throughout human history people used to capture the reality of their time, express their feelings and share their impressions by copying both literally or figurative the mundane. The so-called artists have had different impacts in society all along the centuries. Only a few are currently taught in school, although the reverberation of their work is still impregnated in XXI Century. Nowadays, the term ‘artist’ can be used in reference of painters, sculptors, writers, singers, choreographers and other professions whose production are considered valuable culturally speaking. One of the main problems is that their work produce such a magnificent impact on the audience the artist is set aside and usually forgotten as a person, so they feel their rights to be violated.

The pictures emphasizes someone being Indian,and what phrases in their life that impacts them directly.

The arts graduate performances are link with the practical things of the arts management and self promotion. These types of mixed disciplines are for the good preparation in the world of the artistic performances. There are plenty of the job opportunities are available for the studying of the arts degree. The job opportunities are directly linked with the arts degrees such as community artist, dancer, actor, music therapist, theater director, actor, arts administrator, educational based teachers, theater manager, secondary school teacher and other type of education abased teachers. The important point is in the all the fields the basic degree will be very important. For most

When it comes to Western culture, we have a tendency to use technology and media; such

There are so many different cultures across the globe that use music or dance as a form of different values and beliefs. In reading a lot of different articles to see how this would be best written I found that a lot of Indian cultures did a lot of dances for cultural beliefs for example the Lakota, Navajo, Ponca, Ojibway tribes did multiple dances to help with their way of life. This paper will explain why these cultures believe in the expression of dance to help with their way of life. I will explain the difference between the Lakota Indian Tribe’s cultural Dance and the Ponca Indian Tribe.

This dissertation is dedicated to all the Artists in the world who believe that the Arts are agents of social development, cooperation, solidarity, and tolerance, even when their lives confront the injustices of the system.

In the 21st century we as citizens have seen the way technology has evolved and is incorporated into our everyday lives, massive impacts such as communication, factories or _______ too much smaller tasks like turning on a light. It’s a surprise that such small things can contribute to one major performance, such as Gideon Obarzanek, Mortal Engine and the Step Up films. Throughout history, dance has been generalised as traditional and usually incorporating very little technical work. Yet, things have drastically evolved. Now a more technical side of modern dance has been incorporated and due to this has attracted a more diverse audience.

ur society, today, doesn't focus on promoting art as it used to be back in 1881 when art was a big thing in France (“Little Dancer Age Fourteen”).

Reality is, in our superficial world, your talent, your true value amounts to nothing unless you find a way to make its face value, its appearance appealing because appearances matter and sometimes it is the only thing that

Hindustani Classical Music is a form of Hindu classical music that is believed to have originated before the 13th century (CFCRAT). Before the 13th century, the Hindu Culture had not split their music into types. But their culture soon pushed to two types of classical music after the 13th century. This was because of the Islamic takeover of northern portions of the subcontinent that introduced Arab and Persian music (Nettl). The two types of classical Indian music that were created were the Hindustani and the Carnatic (CFCRAT).

There are eight individual and unique classical dances in India. Each has its own distinctive dance movements, make-up, and costumes. The classical dance forms that have developed in India all have set rules which have been followed traditionally over the years. This set of rules that the classical dances follow is called the Natya Shastra. This is the ancient text that all Indian classical dances obey by in order for them to be called a “classic”. The eight forms that have succeeded in reaching the conventions of the Natya Shastra are: the Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Kathak, Manipuri, Odissi, Mohiniyattam, and Sattriya. Among all eight of these dances I argue that Bharatanatyam is the most elite form of all these dances