Nope, this is not about an animation movie about Bharatanatyam. It is pure emotions! Raw and crude to the core!
Did that make you curious? Good, cos it is about animated GIF’s (pronounced as jif) and how it can be used in the world of BN. None of the images used have any BN dancers, but the emotions it carries is universal.
Among the nava-rasas, it is said that Hasya is the most difficult to perform. Hence it is a delight to see hasyam on stage. In recent years, dancers have concentrated more on being angry at the lover, soaking in devotion, etc…and it gets rarer to see a dancer evoking laughter amongst the rasikas. I think, from time to time we all need a dose of good humor and the best one to find is in animated GIFs. Tumblr has tons of it. The ones I thought could be used in the world of BN are for your enjoyment. Were you able to relate to some? or at least laugh at it? 🙂
Pep talk minutes before the arangetram
In response to the pep talk
Arangetram: What others perceive
Arangetram: How you feel inside
Arangetram: Expectation in mind
Arangetram: Reality after watching the video
What dancers tell to others when they did not understand why they dance
Guru to student: Are you sleeping in the class, sitting next to me while watching your classmates dance?
Why do we need to do some research on dance and its history!
Guru to student: Who missed the talam on stage?
Some Seniors to Juniors!
(ok, that was taking poetic liberty to the extreme)
Some thematic dance concerts explained by a rasika to others
I am sure this happens very rarely, still some just don’t get it.