Bharata Natyam Revision

What is meant by the term ‘Nritta’?

Nritta is pure dance with beautiful and graceful gestures which do not convey any story or ideas

Give an example of Nritta in Bharata Natyam

Adavus such as Pakka, Natta

What is meat by the term ‘Nritya’?

Nritya is expressional dance used to represent the lyrics of the song through hand gestures and facial expression along with body movement

Give examples of Nritya in Bharata Natyam

• Padam

• - Shabdam

What is meant by the term ‘Natya’?

Natya is the dramatical element in the Indian Classical dance, considered as the combinations of acting with dialogues, speech, music and dance.

What is meant by ‘Natya”?

Nata means Actor

What can ‘Nritya’ may expressed?

• Small episodes

• A poem

• A sentence

• A whole dramatic story

Give the 4 abhinayas

• Angika

• Vachika

• Sattvika

• Aharya

What is meant by the term Angika?

Angika is the expression made through the body movement

What is meant by Aharya ?

Expression through make up, clothes and jewellery

What is meant by the term Sattvika?

The physical expression of mental and emotional states

What is meant by the term ‘Vachika’?

Expression through dialogues, songs or poetry.