MCQ
Q.
Select the incorrect match
Correct Answer: D
The correct answer is Kuchipudi: Odisha.
Key Points
- Kuchipudi
- There are eight Indian classical dance forms. Kuchipudi is one among those which is performed in Andhra Pradesh.
- The dance form derives its name from a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
- Kuchipudi derives its roots from the ancient Hindu Sanskrit text of Natya Shastra and is a dance-drama performance.
- The dance drama performance has a long history in Andhra Pradesh and is known under the generic name Yakshagana.
- The systematized and modern version of Kuchipudi was founded by Siddhendra Yogi in the 17th century.
- The Kuchipudi style of Yakshagana was conceived by Yogi. He was guided by his guru Tirthanarayana Yogi.
- It is largely devoted to the Hindu God - Krishna and it is most closely related to Bhagavata Mela.
- Traditionally this dance form is performed only by male artists, later female artists were also allowed.
- The dance drama has the following components:
- Dharavu - a short preliminary dance performed by the artists after their roles are introduced.
- Nritta - it is the pure dance performance presented after the Dharavi. It includes parts viz., darus, jatis, jatiswarams, tirmanas, and tillanas.
- Nritya - it is the expressive part of the performance where the story is conveyed through rhythmic hand gestures. It includes padams, varnams, shabdams, and shlokas.
- Natya - it is performed when the underlying text is a play.

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