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shiva cosmic dance: archery or love
The eternal dance of India was born thousands of years ago, with the story of Shiva and the Creation, but its sryle is still fresh, as though it had been discovered only yesterday… The beauty of the best Chola dance … Continue reading
shiva ballet: cosmic
It would be hard to say that Western ballet reflects to any great degree the spirit of any single nation- its origins are international. But classical Indian dance is entirely, aggressively, Indian. So also is dance sculpture, the greatest examples … Continue reading
shiva and the cosmic dance:temple dancers
Eternal dances of India. They were born thousands of years ago with the story of Shiva and the Creation. From the Judeo-Christian ethic, the sacred and profane are ostensibly never blended whereby in Hinduism its straddles the limits and pushes … Continue reading
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Kathakali: warring in the hindu heavens
Kathakali is an almost equal mixture of dance and drama, the one mingling with the other, literally it means “story play” and represents the masculine and terrifying aspect. Derived from classical dance, it is no more than three hundred and … Continue reading
cosmic dancing: shiva like frenzies
In the beginning of all things, say the Indian myths, the Lord Shiva in his Cosmic Dance created the world and the universe out of chaos. The whole order of existence is expressed in a single legend of godly dance. … Continue reading
eternal dancing
The eternal dance of India. It was born thousands of years ago, with the story of Shiva and the Creation but its style is still fresh, as though the art had been discovered only yesterday. In India, dancing came very … Continue reading