ANDHRA NATYAM

CERTIFICATE COURSE SYLLABUS

FIRST YEAR – Level 1

THEORY

1. Origin of Nritya as per Nandikeswara’s Abhinaya Darpanam
2. Origin of Natya as per Bharatha’s Natya Sastra
3. Various forms of Indian Classical Dances
4. Samyutha and Asamyutha Hastas and their significance
5. Definitions of – Natya, Nrutta, Nrutya, Lasya, Tandava, Adavu, Adugu, jati, jaati, Yathi, Gati, Muktaayi, Teermanam

PRACTICAL

1. Body Exercises
2. Adugulu – Adavulu
3. Pancha Gathies with practice in Nrutta
4. Teermanam and Jaties in Pancha Gathies
5. Angikam Bhuvanam Yasya – Slokam
6. Gurur Brahma Sloka and Samudra Vasane Devi Sloka
7. Pushpanjali in Aradhana Pooja style
8. Addita chari vinyasam 

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ANDHRA NATYAM

CERTIFICATE COURSE SYLLABUS

SECOND YEAR – Level 2

THEORY

1. Usage of Samyutha and Asamyutha Hastas
2. Various Nruttha and Nrutya Hastas
3. Anga – Pratyanga – Upanga
4. Siro Bedha and Drishti Bedha as per Abhinaya Darpana
5. Definitions of the following technical terms – Chari – Rechaka – karana – Angahara – Bhramari – Utplavana – Raja Narthaki – Deva Narthaki – Vara Kanthalu – Sollukattu – Koutham – Kaivaram – Melam – Meju vani

PRACTICAL

1. Vinayaka Koutam (In Vinayaka Tala)
2. Kaivaram (about one God)
3. Sabdam (Kasi Natha Kavi)
4. Padyam – Nallani Vaadu from Bhagavatha of Potanamatya
5. Slokam – from Sri Krishna Karnamrutam
6. One Annamacharya Keerthana

ANDHRA NATYAM

CERTIFICATE COURSE SYLLABUS

THIRD YEAR – Level 3

THEORY

1. Devatha Hastas – Ashta Dikpalaka Hastas – Dasavatara hastas – bandhavya Hastas
2. Margi and Desi
3. Bhru and Greeva varieties as per Abhinaya Darpana
4. Description of Chaturvidhabhinaya
5. Bhava – Rasa – Manodharma
6. Brief description of the history of Dances in Andhra Pradesh
7. Patra – Apaatra – Patra’s Bahih Prana – Antara Prana
8. Introduction of the writers of treatises on Nritya and Natya
9. Services rendered by Nayaka Rajas and Maharajas for the development of Dance art.
10. Brief Life histories of Bharatha – Nandikesa – Sarada Tanaya – Kasi Nathaiah

PRACTICAL

1. Two Padams
2. Two Javalies
3. Dasavataram (as per the tradition of Marampalli sisters)
4. Tarangam
5. Sabdam

ANDHRA NATYAM

CERTIFICATE COURSE SYLLABUS

FOURTH YEAR – Level 4

THEORY

1. Nayika and Nayakas and their friends
2. Ashta Vidha Nayikas and their characterictics
3. 33 Sabcgaru Vgavas ub /satvujavgubata
4. Description of Nava Rasas and their Sthayi Bhavas
5. Introduction to Bhama Kalapam and Golla Kalapam
6. Nava Janardhanam and Bhama Kalapam as used to be presented in the East godavari Dt.
7. Writers of Bhama Kalapam and their introduction
8. Life histories of Munipalle Subrahmanya Kavi, Kshetrayya, Narayana Teertha and Annamacharya

PRACTICAL

1. Andhyatma Ramayana Keethana from Bala Kandam
2. One Kshetrayya Padam depicting Virahotkan Thitha.
3. Nava Janardhanam, Satya Bhama Pravesa Daruvu (b) Kalaha Karanam