Our topic depicts the arts and literature of India. We have chosen this subject because we feel that we have been influenced by them in our lives. Music, dance, Bollywood and novels have played an important role in Indian societies, all over the world. These types of arts have changed throughout time, as the main focus have altered, becoming more modern. In movies, for example, the plots have developed into stories that appeal to the younger generation and the message put across has changed a lot. Indian dance plays a big role in the culture, and is most commonly found in movies.
These movies show the differences and changes in movie themes. The first movie, Dhoom 2, shows how the clothing styles and plot has changed because by looking at the style, there is more american influence involved. It is more action based and has a more american themed plot. The second movie, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, shows a traditional movie as indian clothing is worn and it seems as if the main idea is based more on the culture. It is a more traditional indian love story. This shows the influence other cultures have had even on Bollywood.
Dance Wars
Aside from movies, the styles of dance also show a tug of war from traditional to modern. India's styles of dance are based on the region they originate from. There are eight main dance forms which consist of: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniaattam, Odissi, and Sattriya. They are the more cultural and traditional forms of dances. Besides these, there is also Bhangara which is from Punjab, and the Gujarati styles of dance include: Raas and Garba. The previous types of dance are considered folk, as they come from specific states in India. Bollywood dance is not considered a a dance form, but a famous style used in movies. As time has changed, these methods of dance have become more modern. Now days dancing in movies has turned into a form that is more appealing to the younger generation.
This is a video of Bharatanatyam, which is a famous type of dance
taught to girls. After completing the classes, one has a choice to preform
an Arangetram which is presented at the time of graduating from the
studio.
Traditional Vs. Modern
Here is a discussion between a mother and her daughter about the different types of dances which represents the tug of war between traditional and modern india.
Mother:How come you do not parctice your Bharatanatyam more than 30 minutes every day?
With that much practice you will never complete your classes and preform your Arangetram.
Daughter:But Ma, Bharatanatyam is so old and traditional. I want to do something fun and exciting.
Mother: Bharatanatyam IS fun and exciting. There are so many levels and dances and some of them are so fast that few people can do perfectly. When I used to learn Bharatanatyam I would practice 2 hours a day and I was a very fast learner. Bharatanatyam is also very important in our culture! You should know that!
Daughter: Ma! I want to do more Modern types of dances, like hip-hop and jazz. Those are so exciting.
Mother: But Bharatanatyam relates history and important lessons that everyone must learn. They are full of our traditions and tell stories in a way that your hip- hop and jazz never will.
Daughter: Haven't you seen the way the actors dance in Bollywood movies?? Like Ashwariya Rai in Dhoom 2 and even the song Chaiya Chaiya. The dances were so cool and new not about history and morals! Dancing should be about enjoying yourself not teaching lessons.
The truth is that dancing is about enjoying yourself. Though the daughter doesn't see it, Bharatanatyam is enjoyable to the dancer because they are able to share a bit of their history and traditional culture with those who do not know it or have not appreciated it fully and makes the dancer proud to teach it to them. But the mother also doesn't understand that Modern and Bollywood dances are such a big part of the younger generation's lives and that both traditional and modern dances are important in Indian today!
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