Arangetram
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For the Tamil film, see Arangetram (film).
Arangetram (Tamil: அரங்கேற்றம், Telugu: అరంగేట్రం), is the debut on-stage performance of a Bharatanatyam student, after undertaking years of training.
Bharatanatyam is an ancient Indian dance form originating in Tamilakam.
[edit] Etymology
In Tamil Aranga means is raised stage and etram means climbing, thus Arangetram literally means climbing the stage or reach the stage, thus it represents the graduation ceremony when the Guru presents his/her pupil to the public. The Kannada word for it is Rangapravesha or simply Pravesha.[1] It traces its origins from the devdasi (temple dancer) tradition.[2] A dancer's dream and ambition. Flawless performance.
[edit] References
- ^ Arangetram
- ^ Anne-Marie Gaston (1996). Bharata natyam: from temple to theatre. Manohar. p. 225.
- Arangetram (dance debut) in Bharathanatyam: a rite of passage for the court and temple dancers of India, by Hira Harish Panth. State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1993.
