KUCHIPUDI DANCE
CERTIFICATE COURSE SYLLABUS
FIRST YEAR Level – 1
THEORY
- Origin of Natya – as per Bharata’s Natya Sastra
- Definitions of the following technical terms – Natya, Nrutta, Nrutya, Lasya, Paatra, Apaatra, Kinkini, Sabha
- Sloka depicting Sapta Taala
- Asamyutha Hastas, their significance and usage (as per Abhinaya Darpana)
- Paada Karma – as per Natya Sastra
PRACTICAL
- Exercises for Male – Gunjeelu, Kaali Saamu, Kuppi etc.,
Exercises for Female – related to Anga Vinyasa (related to lasya)
2. Practice of the following Pada Bheda:
- Udgha Tita
- Sama
- Agra tala sancharam
- Anchita
- Kunchita
- Soochi Pada
3. Adugulu – Adavulu
- Usi 2. Taam Tehi hida! Ttatehi hida
- Tehihi dattaam – 3 types
- Stepping back Nadaka
- taam digi dhigitaa / tattahi ttatei – 4 tyes
- Chuttu Adugulu
- Chaukam – 3 types
- taam…….digi
Tei………Digi
Digi digitaa digidigitei
Taam digi digitaa, tatta digidiogitei
Taam digi (12) taam digi (12) taam digi (12) taam
4. tei taa kiTa taka – 20 types
5. Tatehitta – te hitta
6. kattera naa Tu-4 types
7.manDe koppu
8. taamta ttadinda
- tOm tOm tatha
- tittittie
- palugudu varusas and some other Adavu and Jati
- Item – Vinayaka Kautham
KUCHIPUDI DANCE
CERTIFICATE COURSE SYLLABUS
SECOND YEAR
THEORY
- Indian Dance forms – brief description; Introduction to classical dance forms
- Significance of Samyutha Hastas and their usage (Abhinaya Darpana)
- Brief description of Chaturvudha Abhinaya (Abhinaya Darpana)
- 12 Hasta Prana
- Memorising the four slokas: SambhurGowrl
Tatha….(Names of the Authors of Natya Sastras)
Aangikam Bhuvanam, GururBrahma, Sabha Kalpataru
- Siro bedha, Drishti Bedha, their significance and usage as per Abhinaya Darpana
- Life history of Siddhendra Yogi and Narayana Teertha
PRACTICAL
- Jati swaram, athaana raagam, aadi taala
- tuLuva raajendra sabdam-Jhanutha
- Ramayana Sabdam
- Krishnam kalaya sakhi – tarangam
KUCHIPUDI DANCE
CERTIFICATE COURSE SYLLABUS
THIRD YEAR – Level 3
THEORY
- Brief history of Kuchipudi Natya: evalution and development of yakshagana, bhagavata mela, Bhamakalapam
- Nava ras – their description as per Natya Sastra
- Greeva & Bru bhed – their significance and usages as per Abhinaya Darpana
- Significance of uttama-madhyama-adhama Nayakas
- Significance and usage of Devata Hastas
- Life History of Jayadev and Tyagaraj
- Biography of Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry, Vempati Venkata Narayana, Chinta Venkatramayya
PRACTICAL
1. One Ramadas Keerthana
2. Neelamegha Sareera – Tarangam
3. Devi Stuti
4. One Annamacharya Keerthana
5. Practice Jatis with Tala and demonstrate orally and perform
6. Learn the Raga,Tala, composer and meaning of the songs of the dance numbers that they learnt
7. Mandooka Sabdam
KUCHIPUDI DANCE
CERTIFICATE COURSE SYLLABUS
FOURTH YEAR – Level 4
1. Samyuta Hastas (Natya Sastra)
2. Indian Classical Dances (Kathakali, Mohiniattam, Sattriya, Chhau)
THEORY
- Qualities of Sveeya, Parakeeya and Samanya Nayikaas and AshTa Vidha Nayikaas and their stages.
- Significance and usage of Dasavatara Hastas.
- Brief description of Lokadharmi and Natyadharmi
- Life history of : Kshetrayya, Ramadas, Annamachary, Munipalle Subrahmanya Kavi
PRACTICAL
- Dasavatara Sabdam including Slokam
- Any Tyagaraja Keerthana with Jathi (Rendering of Jathi and singing to talam)
- Any Daruvu
- Adhyatma Ramayana Keerthana
- Any Thillana
- Raga, Tala, composer and meanings of the items