Hastas or Hasta Mudras are an integral part of Bharatanatyam, where stories are brought to life through intricate hand gestures combined with beautiful facial expressions and dynamic movements. There are 52 Hasta Mudras which are divided into 28 single handed gestures or Asamyuta Hastas and 24 double Handed gestures or Samyuta Hastas. These Hastas are used […]
“The Art of Storytelling through Dance” Pushpanjali Dance Company uses storytelling techniques from the ancient and traditional classical dance form Bharatanatyam where intricate hand gestures, beautiful facial expressions and graceful dance movements bring stories to life. Storytelling is a popular performing art in India. Each region has developed its own style and tradition of story […]
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In India dance is an inseparable component of the cultural fabric of society. Dance is an expression of celebration and joy and is performed on all auspicious occasions. The general festive ethos of different communities and regions in India change with different occasions like the harvest of crops, weddings and various festivals. Tracing through the […]
Bollywood is the Indian film industry based in Mumbai. Bollywood produces the maximum number of movies in the world per year. Most of the movies are musicals with lots of songs and dances. Danny Boyle’s award winning movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical ‘Bombay Dreams’ have popularised bollywood dances not just in the […]
Garbha songs are usually based on Lord Krishna or the nine forms of Goddess Durga. The style of garbha dance varies from place to place within Gujarat. The most popular form of garbha is the Dhandia Raas where the dancers participating in the Dhandia Raas carry small decorated wooden sticks which are stuck to a […]
The people of Punjab are called Punjabi and they are very proud of their culture, land, music and dance. Wheat is the main crop grown here along with rice, cotton and sugar cane. Bhangra is traditionally performed during the harvest season and is associated with the festival of ‘Baisakhi’ which is the harvest festival. Bhangra […]
The highly sophisticated art of Bharatanatyam has been handed down through the centuries by dancers in the sacred environment of the temples where dancers developed and propagated their traditional inheritance. Bharatanatyam training takes seven to eight years under the guidance and tutelage of the teachers. Although rendered essentially as a solo dance, there is a […]