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Dance appreciation in literature
A. RAMALINGA SASTRY
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Experts hold forth on the origins of dance forms and their critical appreciation.
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Sonthi Sarada Poorna, Ramavarapu Sarat Babu
Visakha Music and Dance Academy, which organises programmes of music, dance and drama on a regular basis, featured talks on Saahityamulo nritya prasamsa (dance appreciation in literature) by former professor, A.U. Department of the
atre arts, Ramavarapu Saratbabu and formerly a visiting professor of Potti Sriramulu University, Hyderabad, Sonthi Saradapurna, now based in the U.S. Sarada, who was also the guest of honour of the evening, however, opted not to talk much before Saratbabu (M.A. Sanskrit, M.A. Philosophy and Ph.D Sanskrit) whom she deems as her guru as she obtained guidance in her approach to research work for doctoral degrees both in Telugu and Sanskrit.
Saratbabu, explicating the etymological meaning of kala as the means of realising the Paramatma or the Brahman and how Eswara is described as Nritya Gaana Priya in epics, elucidated how the process of learning and practicing of dance and music was considered as sacred offerings to the Almighty. Then, quoting excerpts from the scriptures and treatises on Indian dance by Bharata, Amarasimha, Jaayapasenani and so on, he again dealt in detail the etymological origin and denotation of the components of classical dance like nritta, nritya and natya, their attributes etc., including the comparably conformable descriptions given in Abhinaya Darpanam. As far as the objective of getting the audience enlightened on dance appreciation in literature (written works, especially those whose value gets evaluated in terms of the beauty of the language, expression and the emotional effect), he quoted only a few instances, that too, only from the ancient kavya Satyabhaama Swaanthanam of Linganamakhi Kameswara Kavi.
Want of focus on any other literary works including Siva Taandavamu of Saraswathiputra late Puttaparti Narayanacharyulu that stands paradigmatically hailed a paragon of adorable dance appreciation in Telugu literature notwithstanding, it turned out to be a diligent discourse with maximum stress on Bharatanatyam, one of the seven nationally recognised traditions of Indian classical dance. While Sarada rendered a critical appreciation of the talk at the end, Trust Board member of the VMDA and manager of its auditorium, Kalabharati, Rambabu proposed a vote of thanks.
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