Music and Dance
The underlying structure of the music and dance in India is fundamentally indigenous origin, who were expelled in a 2nd century ad Sanskrit treatise on drama and music, Natya Shastra. There are two traditions of classical music: the North Indian Hindu style and the South Indian Carnatic (Karnatak) style. Although both styles of music are influenced by Bhakti (devotional) traditions, the Hindu-influenced style was in its instruments, styles and schools of performance by the Muslims an invasion from the north. Modern classical musicians of note include MS Subbalakshmi, a singer; PÄlghÄt Mani Iyer, a drum performer; Ravi Shankar , a Sitar (stringed instrument) performer, Ali Akbar Khan, a sarod (plucked string instrument) performer, Bismillah Khan, A shehnai (reed instrument) performer, Amir Khan, who performs khyal (a North Indian vocal style) and the Dagar brothers, who dhrupad (Another north Indian vocal style).
Dance is a highly developed art form in the India And just as important pastime in worship, and as part of the Sanskrit dramas. The great classical dance forms are Bharata natyam, Kathak and Manipuri Kathakali . Bharata natyam , which is based on the Natya Shastra, is probably the most important of these forms. It contains many of the exact movements, gestures and facial expressions that Indian dance is famous. Every movement and gesture the dancer performs has its own significance. The Kathak dance style originated in the north India and stresses rhythmic footwork (under the weight of more than 100 ankle injury bells) and spectacular spins. The Manipuri dance form, which is named after Manipur, where it comes from, is known for his elegant turning and swaying. The form is a Kathakali dance-drama, which is characterized by the mime and make-up face seems masks.
Known ; Postindependence dancers of the era include Balasaraswati, which the Bharata natyam form of dance, and Pandit Birju Maharaj, the Kathak form. In India alone has influenced European-style popular music and dance, not classical. See = Indian Music ; Indian Dance.
