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Revision note: Performing Arts: Classical Dance, Music, Theatre and Puppetry

  • Natyashastra (Bharata): rasa theory, 8 rasas + shanta (Abhinavagupta) = navarasa; tandava vs lasya
  • Abhinaya: angika, vachika, aharya, sattvika; nritta, nritya, natya
  • 8 classical dances: Bharatanatyam (TN), Kathakali & Mohiniyattam (Kerala), Kuchipudi (AP), Odissi, Kathak, Manipuri, Sattriya (Assam, Sankardev, 2000)
  • Hindustani: Dhrupad, Khayal, Thumri; Tansen; gharanas. Carnatic: Trinity (Tyagaraja, Dikshitar, Syama Sastri), Purandara Dasa, 72 melakartas
  • Kutiyattam (UNESCO 2001), Ramlila 2008, Chhau 2010, Yoga 2016, Kumbh 2017, Durga Puja 2021, Garba 2023
  • Puppets: Kathputli (string), Tholu Bommalata (shadow), Putul Nach (rod), Pavakoothu (glove)
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