India

The Historical Outline

Bharata and his Natyashastra

Dance in the Visual Arts

The Drama Proper

Present-day Traditions

Teyyam, an Archaic Form of Ritual Theatre

Kutiyattam, The Only Surviving Form of Sanskrit Drama

Nangiarkuttu, The Female Branch of Kutiyattam

Kalaripayattu, the Body as a Weapon

Kathakali, Kerala’s Grandiose Dance-Drama

Pavakathakali, Kathakali as a Puppet Play

Mohiniattam, Mohini’s Dance

Tullal, A Semi-Classical One-Man Show

Kummatti, Masked Dance-Processions

Tolpavakoothu, The Ramayana of Shadows

Bharatanatyam, the Solo Dance Style of Tamil Nadu

Orissi, Solo Dance Style of Orissa

Kuchipudi, The Dance Style of Andhra Pradesh

Kathak, The Indo-Persian Dance Style

Raslila, A Devotional Dance-Opera

Yakshagana, Gorgeous Dance Opera from Karnataka

Therukoothu, The Street Theatre of Tamilnadu

Chhau, Dances of Eastern India Derived from Martial Arts

Manipuri Dances, the Isolated Dance Tradition of Northeastern India

Storytelling and Puppet Theatre

The Birth of the Indian Film Industry

Balasarasawati and the Guru Institution

Uday Shankar, the Father of Modern Indian Dance

Ram Gopal, Indian Dance for Westerners

New Trends