Q65. Consider the following statements regarding Kathak dance form
1. It evolved into a distinct dance mode with the spread of Bhakti Movement.
2. In this dance form, emphasis is laid on rapid foot work and elaborated costumes as well as on the enactment of stories.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Q65. Consider the following statements regarding Kathak dance form
1. It evolved into a distinct dance mode with the spread of Bhakti Movement.
2. In this dance form, emphasis is laid on rapid foot work and elaborated costumes as well as on the enactment of stories.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is C (c) Both 1 and 2
The kathaks were originally a caste of story-tellers in temples of north India, who embellished their performances with gestures and songs. Kathak began evolving into a distinct mode of dance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with the spread of the bhakti movement.
The legends of Radha-Krishna were enacted in folk plays called rasa lila, which combined folk dance with the basic gestures of the kathak story-tellers. Emphasis was laid on intricate and rapid footwork, elaborate costumes, as well as on the enactment of stories
The kathaks were originally a caste of story-tellers in temples of north India, who embellished their performances with gestures and songs. Kathak began evolving into a distinct mode of dance in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries with the spread of the bhakti movement.
The legends of Radha-Krishna were enacted in folk plays called rasa lila, which combined folk dance with the basic gestures of the kathak story-tellers. Emphasis was laid on intricate and rapid footwork, elaborate costumes, as well as on the enactment of stories
