Diploma In Kuchipudi

DIPLOMA IN KUCHIPUDI

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Overview

The Diploma programmes are vocational courses offered by the School of Performing Arts in the genres of Dance and Music. The School offers the dance forms of Kuchipudi for its Diploma programmes. The students of these programmes learn the theoretical aspects of the art form along with the practical aspects which is the need of the hour. We are currently living in an era where the performing artists need to have a strong theoretical understanding of the art form they are pursuing to enable them to not just understand the intricacies of the art form but also for them to acquire a voice to talk about it on social platforms and also to pass it on to the next generations. The Diploma programmes of School of Performing Arts would instill in its students an enthusiasm to teach the subject and ensures that they become professional performers.

Duration

One Year

Eligibility

For the dance practitioners the minimum eligibility criteria is SSLC Pass with Minimum 2 years of dance learning experience.

Career Opportunities

  • Dance Performers (Dance)
  • Actors and Actresses (Theatre)
  • Dance, Music and Theatre teachers
  • Arts Entrepreneurs
  • Arts Managers
  • Choreographers (Dance)

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

  • SEMESTER I
  • SEMESTER II
Course Code Course Title Course Type L T P C
           
20DKUT1 Kuchipudi Theory 1 HC 7 1 0 8

Programme Content

UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION
UNIT I History of Dance 1. Origin of Natya according to NatyaSastra of Bharata Muni
2. Introduction to 11 aspects of Natyasastra
3. Study of the 8 Indian Classical Dance Forms
UNIT II History of Kuchipudi 1. 1. History of Kuchipudi and its development through the ages in detail
2. Siddendra Yogi and BhamaKalapam
3.Life histories of:
(a) ChintaVenkataRamayya
(b) Tadepalli Perayya
(c) Vedantam Lakshmi Narayana Sastry
(d) Vedantam Raghavayya
UNIT III Technical aspects 1. Abhinaya and its 4 aspects
2. Anga, Upanga and Pratyanga
3. Asamyuta and Samyuta Hasta Shlokas from AbhinayaDarpanam
4.Greeva, Shiro, Drishti and PaadaBhedaShlokas from AbhinayaDarpanam
5. SaptaTala
UNIT IV Definitions Definitions of
  • Nritta
  • Nritya
  • Natya
  • Sollukattu
  • Teerumanam
  • Korvai
  • Aramandi
  • Soushtavam
  • Swara
  • Jathi
Course Code Course Title Course Type L T P C
   

 

 

 

 

20DKUP1 Kuchipudi Practical-1 HC 0 0 8 8

Programme Content

UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION
UNIT I Fundamentals
  • Basic Exercices and Body Conditioning
  • Adugulu
  • Jathulu- chaturasram
UNIT II Fundamentals
  • Poorvarangam – 1
  • Jathiswaram – 1
UNIT III Music Music for the items learnt
UNIT IV Tala Taalam for the items learnt in this semester
Course Code Course Title Course Type L T P C
           
20DKUP2 Kuchipudi  Practical 2

HC

0 0 8 8

Programme Content

UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION
UNIT I Items Koutvam – 1
UNIT II Items Keertanam
UNIT III Music Sarali Varisai ,Jhantai Varisai, Dattu Varisai, Mandra Stayi and Tara Stayi
UNIT IV Talam Taalam for the items learnt in this semester
Course Code

Course Title

Course Type L T P C
           
20DKUT2  Kuchipudi Theory 2 HC 7 1 0 8

Programme Content

UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION
UNIT I Concepts of dance
  • NayikaBhedas
  • Ashta Nayika Avasthas
  • NayakaBhedas
  • Vibhava, Anubhava, Bhava
  • Rasa Theory
UNIT II Solo repertoire 1.Solo repertoire of Kuchipudi Dance
2.Traditional Yakshaganas of Kuchipudi
3.Composers in Kuchipudi
UNIT III Life Histories 1.Life History of Guru Vempati Chinna Satyam and Guru Vedantam Satyanarayana Sharma
UNIT IV Abhinaya Darpana Slokas Shlokas of Bandhavya, Chaturvarna, Navagraha and Dasavatara Hastas
Course Code Course Title Course Type L T P C
           
20DKUP3 Kuchipudi  Practical 3 HC 0 0 8 8

Programme Content

UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION
UNIT I Item 1
    • Tarangam part 1
    • 2nd half jathi’s
UNIT II Item 2
    • Tarangam part 2
UNIT III Music Music for the items learnt
UNIT IV Nattuvangam Taalam and Nattuvangam for the items learnt in this semester
Course Code Course Title Course Type L T P C
           
20DKUP4 Kuchipudi  Practical 4 HC 0 0 8 8

Programme Content

UNIT TOPICS DESCRIPTION
UNIT I Item 1 1.Padam/ Javali – 1
UNIT II Item 2 1.Thillana - 1
UNIT III Music Alamkaras in Carnatic music
UNIT IV Nattuvangam Taalam and Nattuvangam for the items learnt in this semester
Course Code Course Title Course Type L T P C
           
20DKUA1 Mini Project Work HC 0 0 0 4
             

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