Balasaraswati - Wikipedia
Tanjore Balasaraswati, [1] also known as Balasaraswati (13 May 1918 – 9 February 1984), was an Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, made this style of dancing well known in different parts of India and many parts of the world.
T. Balasaraswati | Indian Bharatanatyam Dancer & Singer
T. Balasaraswati (born May 13, 1918, Madras [now Chennai], India—died February 9, 1984, Madras) was an Indian dancer and singer in the Karnatak (South Indian) tradition, who was one of the 20th century’s foremost exponents of the bharata natyam style of classical dance.
A Biography of an Indian Classical Bharatanatyam Dancer Balasaraswati
Tanjore Balasaraswati,[1] also known as Balasaraswati (13 May 1918 – 9 February 1984), was a celebrated Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, made this style of dancing well known in different parts of India and many parts of the world.
Balasaraswati: The Dancer Who Popularised Bharatnatyam To …
2018年9月11日 · Balasaraswati was possibly the greatest exponent of this dance form in the post-independent India. She was instrumental in showcasing Bharatanatyam beyond the frontiers of India, and in the process garnered worldwide recognition as well as popularity.
Introduction to Bharatanatyam and T. Balasaraswati
Balasaraswati (Bala) represented a very unique legacy of Bharatanatyam, integrating a rich musical tradition (through the lineage of her iconic grandmother, Veena Dhannammal) with Bala’s own personal creative genius. Bala’s performances at the Pillow are significant in several ways.
Balasaraswati — the person and her art - The Hindu
In 1962, Bala flew to the U.S., where she performed, taught and demonstrated at some 16 centres. Her performance at the Ted Shawn’s Jacob’s Pillow Festival made a critic exclaim: “A unique...
Tanjore Balasaraswati: How A Girl Took Bharatnatyam To The World
2019年9月16日 · Tanjore Balasaraswati (popularly known as Balasaraswati) was one such doyen of the classical dance form who possessed the power to uplift and electrify an audience with her mastery over the dance moves.
Remembering Balasaraswati - Center for World Music
Balasaraswati, studio portrait, Madras, 1934 Born in a family of musicians and dancers connected to the royal court of Thanjavur, Bala embodied a matriarchal lineage of artists that the family traced back to the 18th century, at least seven generations.
Credo of a Dancer - Part 1 l Who was Balasaraswati behind all the ...
2021年2月9日 · ‘Credo of a Dancer’is an hour-long documentary specially produced by MOPA Foundation as part of an in-depth exhibition on T Balasaraswati during her birth centenary in 2019, in collaboration with...
Balasaraswati and bharatanāṭyam | Bibliolore
2018年5月13日 · T. Balasaraswati (1918–84), a dancer and musician from southern India, became recognized worldwide as one of the great performing artists of the twentieth century. In India she was a legend in her own time, acclaimed before she was 30 years old as the greatest living dancer of traditional bharatanāṭyam .