HEREDITARY DANCERS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
RPI Rudras would like to acknowledge the art form which we are practicing as Bharatanatyam today is a reimagining of a dance culture originally practiced by members of the courtesan hereditary community (i.e. the Isai Vellalar/Isaiyalar community including female dancers/devadasis and male dance teachers/nattuvanars/Nattuvar).
This art practiced by members from the community was performed at various sites including temples and royal courts of Tamil and Telugu speaking areas of the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. We acknowledge the art practiced by this community was politically, socially and aesthetically challenged during the 19th and early 20th centuries. We are aware of the multiple aesthetic changes which have gone into the reimagining of Bharatanatyam.
We are thankful that we are able to practice and perform this newly recreated version of Bharatanatyam on this land today.
This art practiced by members from the community was performed at various sites including temples and royal courts of Tamil and Telugu speaking areas of the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. We acknowledge the art practiced by this community was politically, socially and aesthetically challenged during the 19th and early 20th centuries. We are aware of the multiple aesthetic changes which have gone into the reimagining of Bharatanatyam.
We are thankful that we are able to practice and perform this newly recreated version of Bharatanatyam on this land today.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to raise awareness about classical Indian dance forms on campus, in the local community, and at a national level. We strive to share our culture with others and interweave classical and modern elements. While our dance is purely classical, our music and themes are taken from more modern influences.
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PERFORMANCES