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1、Whatistraditioninacountrywithahistoryof5000unbrokenyears?If5000soundspompous,althoughhistoricallyestablishedsincethedaysoftheDancingGirlofMohenjoDarofoundcirca2500BC,letusbemodestandputtraditionatahumble2000yearsfromwhenwehavedetailedtextondramaturgy,the Natyasastra
2、andlateronothertextslikeAbhinaya Darpana andSangeetRatnakara. AllalienwordsnotmerelytoforeignaudiencesbutIndiantoo!IndependentIndia,amerefiftyyearsplus,hasstrivenhardtore-establishsomeofthelinkstothetraditionalpast.Whatisthatintermsofdancetraditions? TakeBharatana
3、tyamfromtheSouthIndianStateofTamilNadutoday,ontheeastcoast(nottobemistakenforKathakalidance-dramaofKeralaalsoofsouthIndiabutthewestcoast).DirectrecordsshowitsmostrecentincarnationforperformancemodeasbeingdevisedbyfourbrotherscollectivelycalledtheTanjoreQuartet,whose
4、rvedtheMaratharulersofTanjoreinthe18thcentury. Thesefourillustriousbrothers(noneedtobotheryouwiththeirtongue-twistingnames,butifyoumust,theyare:Chinniah,Ponniah,SivanandaandVadivellu)devisedwhatwecommonlycalla"margam"formatofBharatanatyaminpracticeeventoday.Itisaset
5、ofsevenitems,withaninvocatoryandconcludingnumber.SothiswasBharatanatyam,devisedincourt,200yearsago,arisingfromatraditionoftemple-dancers,calleddevadasis. ThetempleswerethepreserveofclassicalartstillthearrivalofColonistswhosedispensation,bydefinition,changedtheruleso
6、fpatronage.First,theroyaltywasaffectedwhichinturnaffectedthefortunesoflocallandownerswhosupportedtemplesandlater,overaperiodoftime,theveryclimateforindigenousartschanged.ThisisnottosaythatalltheColonistsdidwasinpoortastebutthattheyhadlittletastefordancedubbingit"nau
7、tch"andequatingitwiththedanceofthe"fallen"women. WhileitiseasytoblameallillsofIndiaonforeignerswhodidcontributetochangingtastesandvalues,onecannotforgettheroleofsomenativerulersintryingtoemulateWesternmasters(read,British!).Ifballroomdancingbecamepopular,itmustbeowi
8、ngtothelocalrajah'spenchanttoemulateor"feelone"withhismasters.Thoughthisdoesnoteitherjustifyorabsolvemostofthe"transitionintradition",itce
