Dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of purposefully selected sequences of human movement. This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value, and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements, or by its historical period or place of origin.An important distinction is to be drawn between the contexts of theatrical and participatory dance, although these two categories are not always completely separate; both may have special functions, whether social, ceremonial, competitive, erotic, martial, or sacred/liturgical. Other forms of human movement are sometimes …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2024 English
possible without the artisans from diverse communities whose work and craft make the feasts, music, dance and worship p …
communities whose work and craft make the feasts, music, dance and worship possible. Here are PARI's stories that …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 31 January 2024 English
In southern Chhattisgarh, Gangrel madai is a day-long festival celebrated by Gond adivasis who come from all across the state
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 20 November 2023 English
This vigorous folk dance is performed by young people in coastal Karnataka. Organised and funded locally, they are integral to festivities held around Dussehra and Janmashtami …
This vigorous folk dance is performed by young people in coastal Karnataka. Organised and funded locally …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 23 October 2023 English
This post-harvest dance is performed only by men and is full of colour and the sound of multiple musical instruments …
This post-harvest dance is performed only by men and is full of colour and the sound of multiple musical …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2023 English
Status of Adivasi Livelihoods is the second instalment in the series of reports on the lives of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), prepared by the non-governmental …
Baiga dance: Baiga prabhumi, Baiga Karma, and Baiga phaag aur Ghodi Pethaai. Whereas the Gond dance forms … Baiga dance: Baiga prabhumi, Baiga Karma, and Baiga phaag aur Ghodi Pethaai. Whereas the Gond dance forms …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 July 2023 English
The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is an ongoing project of the Government of India that aims to document and study how languages have changed in the country over the …
Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is also known for its art, dance, music and linguistic enrichment. The Kalabhra … made to restore the enrichment of Tamil Music. Dance Tamil is broadly classified into lyal ‘prose’ … ‘poetry’ and Nadakam ‘drama’ and Nattiyam or Kuttu (dance). The ancient Tamils had two kinds of Kuthu: (1) … ancient Tamil country is the home of the classical dance known as “Bharata Natyam.” The state of Tamil … of a celestial classical dance form known as “Bharata Natyam”. Drama and dance form emerged as two pillars …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 24 May 2023 English
A group of dancers from Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh perform in Raipur at a national dance festival …
Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh perform in Raipur at a national dance festival • Purusottam Thakur • Video Editor : … perform Dashra naach [dance],” says dancer Itwari Ram Machhiya Baiga. “This [dance] begins from Dashra … Dashra , we visit our fellow Baiga villages and dance the entire night, ” adds the president of the Chhattisgarh … participate in the state-organised National Tribal Dance Festival being held in Raipur. The Baiga community … Watch the video: Dance of the Baigas of Chhattisgarh “Usually about 30 people dance the Dashra naach …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 February 2023 English
Love and longing are captured in this Kutchi folk song set in Bhuj. This is the second in the series of Kutchi folk songs on PARI
weddings in the region. Rasuda is also a Kutchi folk dance, where women sing and twirl around a drummer who …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 15 February 2023 English
Just like Mahatma Phule's student Mukta Salve challenged the caste system in 1885, Kadubai Kharat has raised her voice and ektari against oppression in our times – guided by Babasaheb's …
Chhattisgarh use the ektari in their music and dance. A flattened, gouged-out and dried pumpkin is used … music and art. Brahmins used classical music and dance to rule cultural life. ***** Kadubai’s songs played … understanding of the philosophy will only get people to dance. They don’t last long, don’t reach the people, and …
