DRAMA 🎭
What is drama? Nrittha, Nritya, Nathya All these three words have been derived from the roots 'nrit' and 'nat'. Nrittha - Pure Dance. (Pure Dance) or rhythmic movement. Here, no meaning is expressed through gestures. 'Gātra vikshepamatrang tu sarvabhinaya varjitam aadagikoktaprakārena nritthaṃ nrittha vido viduṅ' Example: Li Keli, Pantheru dance. Nrittha - A dance in which a certain meaning is expressed through physical and spiritual gestures. 'Nrithakiya sings with her mouth. She expresses meaning with her hands. She shows meaning with her eyes. 'The feet set the rhythm' (Abhinaya Darpana) Accordingly, dance that has rhythm, meaning, and mood is called dance. For example: Bharata Natyam, Manipuri, Kathak Kathakali Drama - 'Drama is the unique representation of a situation or event in front of the audience through actors and actresses, using the four gestures' Definitions of Drama The definitions of 'Drama' given by various scholars...