Intermediary Course- 2 years
Our intermediary courses consist of two years of training in movement, text, rhythms and choreography. We focus more on techniques, understanding of the subject, how to create new patterns to create any composition, math and kathak, stamina, solo presentations and inspiring artist to put their own creativity to understand their own niche within the tradition. Following is our course content.
Learning outcomes
- Mastering Advanced Footwork techniques.
- Understanding and practicing complex Talas and rhythms.
- Developing performance skills, stage presence, confidence, and ability to perform in various settings
- Abhinaya, Storytelling, music interpretation, and emoting through Kathak
- Learning about different Kathak Gharanas like Lucknow, Jaipur and Benaras
- Enhancing physical fitness, mental discipline, focus, and creativity
Requirements
- Certifications for all foundation level years
- Ability to display foundation level learnings
- Understanding of basic Talas and rhythmic depth
- Physical conditioning to execute complex movements
- Stage performance experience
- Commitment
- Patience
Fourth year
Complete thorough revision of all the three years starts this course
Kathak Shastra which includes hasta mudras and its applications, comparative study of classical, folk and modern dance, body divisions as per ‘Abhinaya Darpan’
Teen tala technical syllabus
- Introduction to Sant Kavi Surdas ji and Meers Bai
- Notation in Jhap tala, teen tala and Ektala
- Teentala
- Foot works
- Aamads
- Parans
- Tukdas
- Kavitta
- Tihayes
- Introduction to pachgun layakari
- Gatnikas, Gat bhav, Abhinaya and bhakti pad
- Jhap tala
- That
- Salami
- Chakkardar tukdes, parans
- Tihayes
- Ektala
- That, Aamads, Tukdes, Tihayes, Baat etc
Fifth year
This year we focus on intensive body conditioning, rigorous training, discussions, laya understanding, table vocabulary, incorporating our own style and flavour to our art, study of the literature and our deities and their relevance to our art form etc.
Introduction to traditional kathak information and shastra which includes Jaipur, Lucknow and Banaras gharana introduction and difference, Abhinay as per ‘Natyashastra’ and ‘Abhinaya Darpan’
Teen tala technical syllabus
- Body divisions and their respective understanding with the Shlokas by ‘Abinaya Darpan’
- Layakari notations
- Hasta mudra with its application
- Writing notations
- Shiv Vandan
- Krishna Vandana
- Kaviita
- Padya
- Tarana
- Chaturang and trivet compositions
- Gatnikas, gat bhav and hori pad
Rupak
- Thaat, tode, Aamad, Paran, tihaye, chakardar paran, tukde and Aamad
- Teen Tala
- Uttana
- Tath
- Aamads
- Parmelu
- Natwari
- Farmayeeshi tode
- Chakkardar and paran
- Ladi
- Ganesh paran
Ektala
- That, Aamad, paran judi Aamad, kaviita, tihaye, paran, chakardar etc
Third year
- Introduction to Shastra and its relevance
- Theory and learn to write the compositions in Bhatkhande Style
- Introduction to the legends in this field and review their work
- sanyukt ( both hands ) and Asayukt (single handed) mudras as per Nandikeshwar ji’s Shastra Anbhinay Darpar and new applications
- Theory exam preparation, discussion on question paper
- Internal assignments and assessments
- Introduction to Choreography and its techniques
- One Bhajan, thumari and Tarana
- Guru Strotram, Krishna Strotam, Saraswati, Vishnu Strotam and Kavitta
Teen tala technical syllabus
Vilambit Laya
- Different compositions
- Intensive foot work
- Layakari – Ekgun, Dugun, Teegun, Chugun, Attagun
Madhya Laya
- Toda
- Tukda
- Chakardar paran
- Tihaye
Drut laya
- Gat nikas
- Gat bhav
- Jhap Tala
- Foot work
- That
- Aamads
- Tihayes
- Tode
- Paran