Articles [Performing Arts]

Music and dance as your career  Degrees and certificates are important for a career in performing art but more than degrees the willingness to perform is more important for an artist. Whatever the field one choose to make his career out of...

Good Hindi films do not come in a flood. They come like a one time phenomenon and usually there is a fairly large interval between two good films. The last good film I had seen was 'Kahani" where the story was the real hero of the movie. Recently I...

India is a country of rich tradition of dance and music that has prevailed since time immemorial. The dance Kuchipudi that originated in Andhra Pradesh in Southern India is one of the most ancient dance forms of India. The name Kuchipudi was...

The Genesis of Indian Music The origin of Indian music dates back to Vedic period. Vedas,the most sacred and the oldest scriptures of Hindus and Hinduism mention that there existed a practice of singing hymns from Sama Veda, another sacred book of...

Introduction It is a famous art and said that it is practiced in the whole world. Martial art is learnt and done for self defense and to be fit physically. Now it is also treated as a competition and a part of games. It is said that the martial...

One of the meanings of the word Theatre  or Theater (American spelling.) applies to a  building or outdoor area where in plays and other dramatic performances are given. Though there are several other meanings , we are not concerned with...

Each state is associated with some form of folk and tribal art forms exhibiting its culture. Kerala includes numerous colourful folk dances. Let me mention the names of a few such rare art forms before proceeding further. Velakali, Ammanottam,...

Kooth – a traditional art form of Kerala performed in temples. The word kooth is derived from a Sanskrit word ‘Koorda’ meaning Kreeda or play. There are two types of kooth in Kerala – Chakyar kooth and Tholpaava kooth. . Chakyar Kooth is the...

The very name 'Kuchipudi' conjures up a an artist balancing a pot containing water on her head and with her feet on the edges or rim of a brass plate lifting and keeping the balance and the rhythm of the music. When I was witnessing the kuchipudi...

I am a big fan of belly dancing and this is why I am writing this article to let you know what belly dancing is all about. The sensual movements of the dance first caught my attention when I saw the Canadian Singer Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ song....