This was a talk I gave at Yahoo. The talk exposes the creative process of dance and draws parallels with digital visual and graphical design.

1. Standardization & Localization in Natya October 2010 By Sindhoor

2. Classical Dances of India - 101

10. Classical Dances of India - 101 Natya

11. Classical Dances of India - 101 Natyasastra

12. Indian Philosophy on Art

13. Purpose of Art RASA

14. Generating Rasa

15. Defining Natya

16. How, in your art form, do you… Create Beauty & Evoke Emotion?

17. The Natyasastra Approach

18. Natyasastra Approach

19. Natyasastra Approach

20. What external factors could effect the presentation of your art?

21. Presentation Environment

22. Stage Specifications

23. Do you have your preference matrix handy?

24. The Right Audience

25. What should the composition of your audience be? Are you giving them front row seats?

26. Natyasastra Approach

27. What skills should you posses to be good at your art? How to get into the right state of mind to produce great art?

28. Natyasastra Approach

29. The Medium

30. What is your artistic medium? What are all the units that can be tweaked…down to the smallest unit? How do you classify them?

31. Natyasastra Approach

32. Mudras

33. The Vocabulary - Mudra

34. The Vocabulary - Mudra

35. The Vocabulary – Head Movements

36. The Vocabulary – Glances

37. How extensive is your vocabulary? Is it well defined? Is it standardized?

38. Localization Unique stylistic identities due to localization

42. Can localization be a tool to create individual identities, in your artistic space?

43. Generating Rasa

44. Generating Rasa

45. Rasa

46. How would you classify what you evoke in your audience?

47. Generating Rasa

48. Emotion & Rasa

49. Generating Rasa

50. Building the Story - Sringara Durable Emotion Rasa Determinants Pleasures of the seasons, flowers, perfumes, ornaments, beloved one, material objects, splendid mansion Going to a garden Seeing, hearing, playing with him or her Separation

51. Building the Story - Sringara Durable Emotion Rasa Determinants Complementary Emotional States Discouragement, Weakness, Apprehension, Envy, Intoxication, Weariness, Indolence, Depression, Anxiety, Distraction, Recollection, Contempt, Shame, Sleep, Epilepsy, Deliberation, Dreaming, Joy, Agitation, Stupor, Arrogance, Despair, Impatience, Dreaming, Awakening, Indignation, Dissimulation, Cruelty, Assurance, Sickness, Insanity, Death, Fright

52. Generating Rasa

53. Generating Rasa

54. Building the Story - Sringara Durable Emotion Rasa Determinants Expression Voice Body Props & Costume Satva* Complementary Emotional States

55. If you followed this process, what would your tools of expression be? What tools of expression do different arts use?

56. What is your creative process?

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