ten lines on kathak dance
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(1) Kathak is one of the main genres of ancient Indian classical dance and is traditionally regarded to have originated from the travelling bards of North India referred as Kathakars or storytellers.
(2) These Kathakars wandered around and communicated legendary stories via music, dance and songs quite like the early Greek theatre.
(3) The genre developed during the Bhakti movement, the trend of theistic devotion which evolved in medieval Hinduism.
(4)The Kathakars communicate stories through rhythmic foot movements, hand gestures, facial expressions and eye work.
(5)This performing art that incorporates legends from ancient mythology and great Indian epics, especially from the life of Lord Krishna became quite popular in the courts of North Indian kingdoms.
(6)Three specific forms of this genre that is three gharanas (schools), which mostly differ in emphasis given to footwork versus acting, are more famous namely, the Jaipur gharana, the Benaras gharana and the Lucknow gharana.
(7) The roots of this dance form trace back to Sanskrit Hindu text on performing arts called ‘Natya Shastra’ written by ancient Indian theatrologist and musicologist Bharata Muni.
(8) It is presumed that the first complete version of the text was completed between 200 BCE to 200 CE, but some sources mention the timeframe to be around 500 BCE and 500 CE.
(9) Thousands of verses structured in different chapters are found in the text that divides dance in two particular forms, namely ‘nrita’ that is pure dance which comprise of finesse of hand movements and gestures, and ‘nritya’ that is solo expressive dance that focuses on expressions.
(10) The Lucknow Gharana of Kathak was founded by Ishwari Prasad, a devotee of the Bhakti movement.