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Kathak Swirls; An ancient Indian dance form speaks to modern audiences.
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`Ethnic dance' is about as meaningful a tag as Asian food or African music. The label says that it is neither ballet nor post-modern, but what is it? Imported? Traditional? Classical? Ritualistic?
Take the case of Kathak, the North Indian "ethnic" dance form, which is all of the above. Kathak is improvised, percussive, innovative and rhythmically among the most complex of dance expressions. Its distinct characteristic is the verticality of its posture and the fact that it is performed on a completely flat foot, the slapping sound complemented by the heavy ankle bells (up to 125 per foot) the ...
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`Ramayana' dance drama
; ...Straits Times 10-14-2004 `Ramayana' dance drama Byline: Janagi Morugan Edition: The...school's production of the Ramayana dance drama, to be held today and on Sunday at 8pm. This dance drama is derived from Kambar Ramayana, which...
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HAN, TIBETAN ARTISTS PREPARE DANCE DRAMA
; ...Tibetan artists are working together to prepare a dance drama titled "After the Peak of the World Everest." The...companies from south China's Guangdong Province. The dance drama is expected to debut for audiences in March next...
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Colourful Hindi dance drama goes on show
; ...performers from South India will be staging a dazzling dance drama in Middlesbrough next week. The all-male Kala Chethena Kathakali Company actors re-enact ancient Hindi stories in elaborate...Thursday, at 7.30pm. The show opens with Theyam, an ancient dance drama which is designed to bless ...
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Making connections: From Kathak to tap
; ...Ashoka Rao tried to acquaint people with Kathak, a classical dance form she had trained...did not want to even declare I knew Kathak," she said. She began by teaching Bharata Natyam, and did not start her Kathak program till 1989. Kathak, like other...
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Dance drama portrays atrocities in Nanking
; ...portray the Nanking Massacre, and dance drama is a novel approach. Tong Ruirui...China National Chinese Opera and Dance Drama Company, shows her perception of history with "Nanking 1937." The dance drama tells the stories of Iris Chang...
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The King of Kathak - India's Birju Maharaj.
; ...more to spread the uplifting message of kathak, the ancient, storytelling dance of India...evolved into a type of dance narrative, kathak, whose name derives from a Sanskrit word...highly evolved, classical dance form, kathak conveys the experiences of the ecstatic...
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Kathak fervour
; G.S. Nair New Straits Times 11-28-2004 Kathak fervour Byline: G.S. Nair Edition: 2* THE performance of two kathak exponents from India left G.S. NAIR in...personal charm with grace when they performed kathak and a speciallychoreographed Indian folk...
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Colour and pomp of classical dance drama
; ...2000 Colour and pomp of classical dance drama Edition: 2* Section: Upstage Memo: (STF) - Classical dance drama `Lambang Sari,' resplendent with regal...story of Raden Galoh in a classical dance drama Lambang Sari, which will be performed...
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Kathak dancer Ambegaokar presented NEA's top honor
; India Abroad 10-15-2004 Kathak dancer, choreographer and teacher Anjani...Natyam at the age of three and began her Kathak dance training when her guru came from...university in Baroda. 'Something about Kathak suits my personality - the energy, the...
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Dance drama steps to beat of the market
; ...slowly falls to a stirring melody as the dance drama "Farewell My Concubine (Bawang Bieji...Theatre from Tuesday to Friday. The dance drama was choreographed by Zhao Ming and is...Company, decided to turn the story into a dance drama and invited choreographer Zhao Ming...
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