Abhinaya Modules
In Bharatanatyam, the recent method in practice of training in Abhinaya has mostly been a composition-based approach. A composition, when being taught and learnt, already comes with its own robust blueprint – where the detailing of context, characters, landscape, mood have already been woven together, before the student begins to learn it. How then does a student prepare oneself to take on an Abhinaya composition with self-assurance?
Through these set of learning modules for abhinaya, Priyadarsini Govind will be introducing us to a new way of approaching Abhinaya that will prepare the student to face a composition with understanding and technical soundness.
Features
- Bottom-up approach that will start with basic building blocks for Abhinaya, akin to adavus in the training of Nritta
- Exploration of different ways of moving the angas, upangas and pratyangas, and systematic exercises to connect thought to emotion, and emotion to body.
- Building a tool box of techniques that would expand a dancer’s vocabulary in abhinaya
- Building a framework to train and hone the dancer’s imagination – how to effectively frame a visual sentence, how to think in dance and how to optimise the impact of communication in Abhinaya.
Format
Each module will be presented in the format of one-to-one classroom sessions, containing
- Detailed discussion on every topic aided by practical illustrations
- Follow-along exercises
- Tips and exercises to aid in your practice
- Summary of salient points.
The classroom sessions will be supported by group discussions and question and answer sessions between Priyadarsini Govind and a focus group of students who have engaged with the classroom video modules.
Target Audience
These modules are intended for,
- Teachers, students and professional dancers of any dance discipline with a narrative component
- Actors from any theatrical discipline.
Prior experience in this method of learning is not necessary. The modules will be built bottom-up in a completely self-contained way.