Author: Leela Samson
Illustrator: Jagdish Joshi
Publisher: National Book Trust
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 40
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8123739761
Description
History tells us that several centuries before the birth of Christ, India's art forms of dance, music and theatre were already highly developed. This book tells the theory and story of Indian dance from Bharata Natyam, Manipuri, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Mohinini-Attam and Sattriya, and Kathakali and Chhau.
Contents
History and Myth
The Theory of Indian Dance
Bharata Natyam
Manipuri
Kathak
Odissi
Kuchipudi, Mohini-Attam and Sattriya
Kathakali and Chhau