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India
on the
map.
Music, Drama &
Dance in traditional
Indian Life
Elly,
Emerson &
Katrina
These 3 forms of art are connected to each other in India.
Different types of Music found in India
• north and south India developed their own musical traditions
• music closely linked to religion and spirituality (believed to give energy and
develop courage and drive away evil)
• special melodies (ragas) believed to have magical powers and are played
at certain times of the day
• many instruments used
Some Indian Instruments:
• Mridanga
• Gongs
• Dholak
• Sarangi
• Tambura
• Esraj
• Flute
• Tanpura
• Nagasvaram
• Sitar
• Shehnai
• Tabla
What has happened to traditional music over recent
years?
• Islam introduced new instruments like the sitar and the tabla
• unlike western music (Indian scale has 22 notes)
• some western ideas introduced when British occupied India
in 19th century but largely remained the same
• learning music takes place by listening to others (no formal
instruction)
Different types of Drama found in India
Togalu bombeaata: this is a type of leather
shadow puppetry. It is based mainly on mythical
gods and creatures. They believe this type of
puppetry art is believed to bring rain or a good
harvest, sometimes they believe it will get rid of
sickness or pests.
What has happened to traditional Drama over recent years?
Indian drama and theatre is about as old as
its music and dance. Classical theatre
traditions have also influenced modern
theatre today, particularly the Hindi,
Marathi and Bengali theatres. The tradition
of folk theatre is alive in nearly all the
regions of the country. In addition, there is
a large tradition of puppet theatre in rural
India.
Different types of dance found in India
1.Nritta
Pure and simple dance with body and limbs.
2.Nritya
Has facial expressions , hand gestures, and body poses
3.Natya
It includes drama and speech.
What has happened to traditional dance over recent years:
Costumes: They are more sparkly, colourful and glittery, they are
more exciting!
The way they dance: Now days Indians dance for entertainment
they used to dance for their god, they still do but not as much.
Jewellery: Now days they wear more jewellery than they used to in
the old days.
Can you pat your
head and rub your
tummy at the
same time?
Books:
• STEP INTO…. ANCIENT INDIA
Author:
• Duad Ali
• Music Cultures of the pacific, the Near East, & Asia
• William P. Malm
• THE ANCIENT WORLD The Indians
• Pamela Odijk
• Traditions Around the world MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
• Louise Tythacott
Music:
• Real world
• Indian Music
Rizwan- muazzarm Qawwali
Ravi Shankar
Website:
• www.puppetryindia.org
•http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0417_020423_snakecharm.ht
ml
• http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/art/theater/
• http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/dances/index.htm
• http://www.theindianculture.com
• http://www.google.com.au
Leader: Katrina Scotter
Group members: Elly Pipiciello, Emerson Noble
Dance research: Elly Pipiciello
Music research: Katrina Scotter
Drama research: Emerson Noble
Music: Katrina & Elly
Backgrounds: Elly, Emerson & Katrina
Slideshow: Elly, Emerson & Katrina
Music By: Rizwan-muazzam & Ravi Shankar
Note taking: Katrina, Elly & Emerson
Thank you