The origin of Kathak.........
So, the word Kathak has come out of the Hindi word "Katha" that means story. So it simply implies that Kathak is a way of story telling. As in Hindi we say, 'Katha kahe so Kathak'.
India has around 8 major classical traditional dances. Kathak is one of them. The other 7 being Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi, Sattriya.
Kathak traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathakars or storytellers. Its form today contains traces of temple and ritual dances. From the 16th century onwards it absorbed certain features of Persian dance and central Asian dance which were imported by the royal courts of the Mughal era.
There are three major schools or Gharana of Kathak from which performers today generally draw their lineage:
- The gharanas of Jaipur
- The gharanas of Lucknow and
- The gharanas of Varanasi.
PS: In All Gharanas, Music to Kathak is normally provided by tabla and sitar players
So, the word Kathak has come out of the Hindi word "Katha" that means story. So it simply implies that Kathak is a way of story telling. As in Hindi we say, 'Katha kahe so Kathak'.
India has around 8 major classical traditional dances. Kathak is one of them. The other 7 being Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Odissi, Sattriya.
Kathak traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathakars or storytellers. Its form today contains traces of temple and ritual dances. From the 16th century onwards it absorbed certain features of Persian dance and central Asian dance which were imported by the royal courts of the Mughal era.
There are three major schools or Gharana of Kathak from which performers today generally draw their lineage:
- The gharanas of Jaipur
- The gharanas of Lucknow and
- The gharanas of Varanasi.
The basics of dance remain same in all gharanas, however certain ways of addressing the audience, songs and sometimes steps also may differ basis these gharanas.
Just as an example, the Lucknow gharana do an Aadaab or salaami (a Muslim style One hand salutation style) to address the audience whereas the Jaipur and Varanasi gharana may do a namaskaar (Salutation with joined hands).
Just as an example, the Lucknow gharana do an Aadaab or salaami (a Muslim style One hand salutation style) to address the audience whereas the Jaipur and Varanasi gharana may do a namaskaar (Salutation with joined hands).
PS: In All Gharanas, Music to Kathak is normally provided by tabla and sitar players
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