Posted by A.Harish on December 11, 2007 at 03:32:58:

 In Reply to: Re: musings posted by Sangeetha on December 11, 2007 at 02:39:07:

 You know, there are still crazy people who read such bad books like Abhinayadarpanam and others, where those ancient idiots write that natya has to do with the beauty of the body expression, and you know, those ancient idiots even wrote all those boring lists of the qualities that disqualify one from performing natya!

Shame on Bharata Muni for describing some of those unnecessary 108 karanas! I cannot do many of them!
Let's forget all those stupid books! Of course, visual perceptions are not necessary to give you rasanubhava. My friend once told me that he once experienced rasanubhava while watching an old lady walking across a road with a walking stick.

Politically well-connected people do not need good nritta or good karanas. They give you rasanubhava just like Smt.Jalayalitha does the Abhinaya rich slow pieces. She is the greatest dancer who gives rasanubhava and some cash to thousands of the AIDMK activists!

Personally, I prefer watching Charlie Chaplin. Everybody says his abhinaya is far better than Kalanidhi Narayanan's.

If you look for much more than technical perfection and visual excellence, you will enjoy watching this (mature bharatanatyam dancer?):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylmeqm_S_Sk
 

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