2021年1月24日 · Chitrasena played an influential role in the emergence of the Sinhala ballet in the period around independence. While the identity of the first mudra natya is contested, Chitrasena was clearly at the helm of a set of leading performing artists, who were experimenting with this medium.

2021年3月28日 · In 1968 Vajira created a short mudra natya for her older teenagers, Gini Hora. The spark for this ballet lay in Vajira’s evening chore of sweeping the garden of the Colpetty home after which she would set alight the leaf litter.

Pataka Mudra (flag) is a single-hand gesture, where all fingers are held straight close together and thump is slightly bent.

Vajira Chitrasena is regarded as a pioneer in the field of Kandyan dance, primarily for being the first female professional dancer. At nearly ninety, she was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2021, in recognition of her art form and her contribution to dance culture in Sri Lanka.

2020年8月9日 · The Natya Shastra differentiates between the behaviour appropriate for a dancer on stage and everyday life and relates to two terms: Scholars such as Kapil Vatsyayan translate ‘dharmi’ to mode so we can conclude that:

2021年3月21日 · The mudra natya or Sinhala ballet emerged around the 1930s and 1940s and marked a significant departure from the dance dramas; the former used dance as the primary narrative tool, while the latter used a range of media such as song, spoken word and dance. She replicated Chitrasena’s approach of using Kandyan dancing as the framework for the ...

2021年1月24日 · Although a relatively recent phenomenon, the Sinhala ballet or mudra natya is viewed as a key component of modern Sri Lankan art and culture. It represents two inter-linked strands critical to the revival of culture around independen­ce.

2015年5月4日 · A awesome musical drama with feeling musics and performance, The story of "Patachara" presented in creative and heart touching way... Feel the full drama from below video... The Arakavila Dance & Theatre Foundation (ADTF) presented. "PATACHARA". Adapted for stage and directed by Janaki Hill, this is the most ambitious production to date by ADTF.

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2010年10月19日 · Vajira: No that was, normally you say ballet is a story in the form of dance. To say that “Anga Chalanayen Kathawak prakasha karanawa kiyalai” Mudra Natya was defined like that. So Gini Hora was one ballet that came out without a single song. So that means you have to give the idea in dance only.