Theos-Talk Archives (August 2011 Message tt00038)

When you see some of these  achievements first hand, one can appreciate the
creativity and dedication of those who invented these forms of art and those
who spend years practicing them. Are the videos you shot available? Should
be uploaded to you tube.

On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 1:51 PM, <Augoeides-222@vVD3iXSLh4Cuon358fuMXjVkMM1u-8OuRgNliJg7k7-UMbBSmCZIMAQ0owjUWaJU3GrjxspwQkZxSLuoN24xkQ.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

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> mkr,
> Back in the 1990's I was a camera man shooting Ragamala Dance Performances
> which are most amazing to see. The performers are trained for many years
> from childhood. The finished product is a performer that can create dual
> contenance of male on one side and female on the other side and maintain it
> in complex intricate canon of motion , movements, expressions, eye
> movements, hand, foot , finger movements and many different ragapada rythm
> and cadence changes seamlessly all of which communicate by the symbolized
> movements the historical story told in the dance that is performed by the
> Dancer. The Japanese and Koreans also have their own version like the
> Japanese Kabuki Dances that are theatrical story's performed according to a
> codified canon that rigidly controls movements, facial, hand , body and foot
> movements.
> The young women that I have been favored to see were most excellent talent
> and precious to see, it is a most difficult extremely demanding art.
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> John
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> From: "MKR" <mkr777@G2Y8k3dvfGXrBnnvy5sd52ZE2XBp_10u4pisJU9nUiP-qjIwEARRsQ3nhr0yoou2ixPJg5DYzA.yahoo.invalid>
> To: theos-talk@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 7:31:34 AM
> Subject: Re: theos-talk Dance Revival in India by Rukmini Arundale - 75th
> Anniversary
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> Basically it is part of the Bharata Natya and I believe it may have been
> improvised over time. Here is a website with some info:
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> < http://www.ragamala.net/the_company/about >
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> mkr
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> On Sun, Aug 21, 2011 at 8:40 AM, John E. Mead < jemead@0SvNBHPbAoa8o6OD9_YwTBAoGuTl9UmoeOJID2RlFr_Cn-gHJIHqDEKU2GF_M6eZLYUaR0KPUSBzuwuzxA.yahoo.invalid >
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> > where does Ragamala fit into the traditions?
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> > On 8/21/2011 8:50 AM, MKR wrote:
> > > Rukmini Devi Arundale started the revival of the Indian Dance -
> Bharatha
> > > Natya when she performed at the Theosophical Convention at Adyar in
> 1936.
> > > She established Kalakshetra Academy which is now a University and it is
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> > > celebrating 75th anniversary of the revival. To give you an idea of how
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> > > popular the dance is in the USA, all the major cities in the USA has
> > dance
> > > schools and most first generation immigrants from India, invariably
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> > > their daughters to be trained in it. You can read about the celebration
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> > > scheduled in Mumbai.
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> > > < http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/watch-learn-like/446453/>
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> > > MKR
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