Natya Shastra — The Natya Shastra (Sanskrit: Nātyaśāstra नाट्य शास्त्र) is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music. It was written during the period between 200 BC and 200 AD in classical India and is… … Wikipedia
Indian aesthetics — Indian art evolved with an emphasis on inducing special spiritual or philosophical states in the audience, or with representing them symbolically. Contents 1 Rasa theory 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Experience of rasa (rasAnubhava) … Wikipedia
Aesthetics — or esthetics (also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. [Zangwill, Nick. [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aesthetic judgment/ Aesthetic… … Wikipedia
Dance — For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). Dancer and Dancing redirect here. For other uses, see Dancer (disambiguation) and Dancing (disambiguation). Dance … Wikipedia
Ancient music — Musical eras Prehistoric Ancient (before AD 500) Early (500 – 1760) Common practice (1600 – 1900) Modern and contemporary (1900 – present) Ancient music is m … Wikipedia
Frühbuddhistische Tanzszenen — lassen sich in Reliefs und Malereien einiger früher buddhistischen Stätten in Indien finden. In den Szenen dient der Tanz meist der Unterhaltung in weltlichem oder göttlichem Kontext oder auch der Verführung zum weltlichen Leben. Häufig ist der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tanzszenen in frühen buddhistischen Stätten Indiens — Frühbuddhistische Tanzszenen lassen sich in Reliefs und Malereien einiger früher buddhistischen Stätten in Indien finden. In den Szenen dient der Tanz meist der Unterhaltung in weltlichem oder göttlichem Kontext oder auch der Verführung zum… … Deutsch Wikipedia
South Indian culture — refers to the culture of the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. South Indian culture though with its visible differences forms an important part of the Indian culture. The South Indian Culture is essentially… … Wikipedia
Tolkāppiyam — The Tolkāppiyam ( ta. தொல்காப்பியம்) is a work on the grammar of the Tamil language and the earliest extant work of Tamil literature [* Zvelebil, Kamil. 1973. The smile of Murugan on Tamil literature of South India. Leiden: Brill. Zvelebil dates… … Wikipedia
Kambhoji — Carnatic Music Concepts Sruti • Swara • Raga • Tala • Melakarta • Asampurna Melakarta Compositions Varnam • Kriti • Geetham • Swarajati • Ragam Thanam Pallavi • Thil … Wikipedia
