HISTORY CULTURE TOURS

14 Thu 10.15 A.M

E-Hotel

Gate No.1, Express Avenue Mall

Patullos Road

Chennai 600 002 

History, Tradition and Evolution of Bharatanatyam

India’s priceless artistic heritage is today the toast of the world. To help

preserve this legacy for generation–next albeit, remains a challenge.Working towards this preservation is Jayanthi Varma, dancer par excellence, who hails from the Royal Family of Cochin. Early exposure to Indian culture inculcated in Jayanthi an immense love and respect for the spiritual and cultural heritage of India. From the age of six, she was trained in Bharatanatyam by Padma Bhushan Smt.Kamala Lakshman and K.P.Kittappa Pillai doyen of the Tanjore Quartet family. Today, she is the Founder Director of Tapasya Kala  Sampradaya since 1977, an organization that works to preserve original cultural heritage.

Jayanthi will outline what has been done to preserve this art form with the help of “Marainduvarum Marabugal”, Tapasya’s research documentary film that captures eminent masters and artistes from hereditary families from the field of Bharatanatyam and its music,sharing nuances of their art and artistic heritage.Filmed in the tradition centers of art like Thanjavur, Tiruvarur,

Kanchipuram this film gives us an added insight into traditional teaching techniques of the renowned families that nurtured and preserved the ancient art of Bharatanatyam.