Art assignment kuchipudi

1. KUCHIPUDI
PRESENTED BY
ANJU MOHANAN U
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
ROLL NO. -23

2. Introduction
Kuchipudi is a classical Indian dance originated
in Andhra pradesh, India
The resident Brahmins were practicing this
traditional dance form,and it acquired the
present name
According to facts siddhendra yogi first
developed a unique and particular style of
kuchipudi based on the Natya Shastra

3. Kuchipudi dance style, like many other classical
dance forms, was initially presented at temples
and was performed by Brahmin men
The first documented evidence of kuchipudi
male dancer’s performance was recorded in
1502 A.D where they performed in front of
veeranarasimha Rayalu of vijayanagara Empire
and depicted the misdeeds and corrupt rule of
sammeta Guravaraju,siddavatam ruler

4. Looking at the type of dance movements
,costumes,and physically the location of its
origin one can say that kuchipudi is a blend of
odisi (a dance form of odisha) and bharatnatyam
(a dance form of Tamil nadu)
Kuchipudi is famous for its extremely elegant
movements and its very strong descriptive and
dramatic character narration

5. These dance dramas were mostly performed as
an offering to Lord Krishna mostly. All these
dances were performed by men who could play
the roles of both men and women as performer
Initially, it was performed for Lord Krishna, but
with passage of time the dance form was even
performed for Lord Shiva.This started
happening by the end of the 18th century

6. In the early 1900s,after siddhendra Yogi another
towering figure in kuchipudi-Vedantam
Lekshminarayana Shastri-once again changed
the stylistic direction of dance form
He moved the little village of kuchipudi, the
birth place of this art form, to the larger
metropolis of Madras (now Chennai),a major
center for art and culture in India. His talent and
brilliance was immediately recognized .

7. He introduced women to kuchipudi and
choreographed several solo dances, which have
become part of the kuchipudi today
Thus kuchipudi has under gone a number of
changes and today surprisingly women are the
ones who have finally mastered this dance form
better than men
Kuchipudi dance groups today are broadly
classified into two groups:

8. 1. Natyamelamu consist of a group of actors
(males)performing kuchipudi dance drama
2. Nattuvamelamu is a tradition of dance
performed by women artists. This tradition had
two sections, those who performed at the royal
courts and those who performed in temples
Initially, as we know it,kuchipudi was just a
form of temple dance but now passage of time it
has finally become one of the most well known
performing arts in the whole of our country

9. Principles
The kuchipudi is dance-drama of Nritta
,Nritya and Natya
Music (raga,tala,sruti and instrumental
knowledge)
Stage-design (mandapa)

10. Dance(rule&classification of dance, acting
expression of bhava,eight kinds of
rasas,choreography &direction )
Makeup and virtually every aspect of stage
craft
The whole dance follow the navrasas theory
to show the expressions& convey their moods

11. The list of items required for the
makeup of this dance form
are:Altha,sindur,kumkum,bindi(pr
eferably maroon colour),black eye
liner, eyeshadow, facial
powder&foundation
Kuchipudi Makeup

12. Kuchipudi Jewellery
Jewelleries adorn the
head,ear,neck,hands,finger and
the waist of the female and hair
is decorated with ornaments and
beautiful white flowers

13. Kuchipudi costume
• The kuchipudi costumes look
similar to Bharatnatyam
• Only difference is the
katcham that comes at the
back of a kuchipudi costume

14. Musical Instruments used to
accompany Kuchipudi
Mridangam,manjira,saraswati
veena,violin,kanjira,surpeti,venu,tanpuru
Famous exponents
Indrani Bajpai,Yamini Krishnamurthi

15. Reference
Classical dances of India
http://www.kuchipudi.com
http://www.indianheritage.com

16. THANK YOU