BHARATANATYAM

DANCE OF MIND AND SOUL

WHAT IT MEANS:

 IT’S A CLASSICAL DANCE

THAT ORIGINATED FR
SOUTH INDIA
 ITS ORIGIN TO BE SAID FR A
PLACE CALLED THANJAVUR,
TAMIL NADU
 MEANING
 Th e n ame ' Bharatanatyam' is der ived
fr om t hree ba sic c on cep ts of Bh av a,
Ra ga a nd Th aal a
 BHAVA ME ANS EX PRES SION

 RAGA ME ANS M EL OD Y

 THAL A ME ANS R HYT HM

 ANCIENT DANCE
 PERFORMED BY ‘DEVADASIS’ LIVE IN
KING’S PALACE
 PERFORMED TO PLEASE THE HINDU

GOD,LORD NATARAJA
 THE PERFORMANCE STARTS BY ASKING
PERMISSION FROM ORD NATARAJA AS
THE LORD OF THIS DANCE
 THE DANCE
considered to be a — the mystic manifestation of
the metaphysical element of fire in the human
body.
 The movements of an authentic Bharatanatyam
dancer resemble the movements of a dancing flame.
 Each body movement symbolizes a meaning
 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND
CARNATIC SONG
 ITS B ASE D O N CLASSICAL CA RNA TI C
MUS IC
 INST RU MENTS INCL UD E VE EN A, FL UTE
MRID HAGA M, A ND VI OLI N
 TW O SI NGE RS WILL S ING IND IA N
CA RNA TI C SONG
 TA KEN FR OM F AMOUS E PIC
MAHA BHA RATA
 RAMAYA NA

 BHAGA VA D GE ETHA

 AND HI NDU VE DHA S

 DE PICTI NG TH E STO RY OF GO D VE RSUS

 COSTUME
 SAR EE MAD E OF PUR E S ILK
 DANCER S WE AR A L OT OF
ORNAMENT S OF S HI NI NG S TONE,
ON NECK, EAR , AND HEAD
 FOO T T RI NKL ET W IT H SMAL L
BEL LS
FAMOUS BHARATANATYAM DANCERS
 MAVIN KHOO:
 BORN IN MALAYSIA
 STUDIED B.NATYM WITH MASTER
PADMSHRI ADYAR IN INDIA
 BALLET IN LONDON WITH MARIAN
ST.CLAIRE
 HAS PERFORMED IN INDIA, AMERICA,
LONDON, SPAIN, FRANCE AND JAPAN
 SOLO PRODUCTION INCLUDE
PRANA(1997), MOKHSYA(1998),
WARNAM(1999-2000).
 HAS APPEARED IN JTV INDIA, CH 4 TV
AND BBC2 ENGLAND
 HAS OWN COMPANY: MAVIN KHOO
DANCE WITH 1ST NATIONAL SHOW
FUNDED BY ARTS COUNCIL OF
ENGLAND
 RAMLI IBRAHIM

 World renown dancer born in

Malaysia
 Pioneer dancer and choreographer of
international standing
 Ramli studied Bharatanatyam under
Adyar K Lakshman and Odissi under
the late Guru Deba Prasad Das
 learnt Malay folk dances and ballet
and have performed with the Sydney
Dance Company in Australia, New
York, London and Europe
 Director of Sutra Dance Theatre,1983

 Awarded the Fulbright Distinguished

Artiste in Malaysia in 1999