Sattriya Dance
The course has been designed for newcomers as well as trained Sattriya learners and aims in introducing the students to the rudiments of Sattriya Dance Aesthetics with a theoretical and practical understanding. During the discussions of the issues and concerns of the Sattriya dance tradition, attention will be given to provide the holistic appraisal of dance and develop dance appreciation among the students. Group discussions and question-answer sessions will be encouraged during the classes.
The Sattriya Dance Course aims to provide:
- A wider view of the Sattriya Dance tradition with a fresh outlook.
- A notion of dance through various creative interpretations.
- An understanding of the cultural and rich heritage of the land, Assam.
- Improvement of communication skills and body language.
- Improvement in concentration and release of stress through exercise sciences.
- A glimpse of the 500-year-old living dance heritage of Assam, Sattriya Dance
- Residencies in Kalpavriksha, Guwahati, Assam twice a year, for physical training of the art forms under the resource person
- Field visits to Sattras during the residency program
Sattriya Music
The course has been designed for the newcomers as well as advanced trainees of music to introduce the fundamentals of the time-tested Sattriya music tradition. The course acquaints the learners to the traditional compositions of Srimanta Sankaradeva and his principal apostle Sri Sri Madhavadeva as rendered in varied melodic and rhythmic patterns. The sessions will also include lectures on the theoretical part of the practice.
The course aims to provide:
- An overview of the tradition of Sattriya music with a reference to Bargits, Kirtanaghosa, and Namghosa.
- Introduction to melodic and rhythmic variation as practiced in the tradition.
- An understanding of the cultural and rich heritage of the land, Assam.