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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION

in BHARATHA NATYAM

16th May 2009

Grade Five Total time: Two and half hours

YOUR FULL NAME: ___________________________________________________________________

YOUR REGISTRATION No .__________________________________________

You must answer both parts of the examination paper .

Part One must be answered on the question paper and Part Two must be answered on separate answer paper.

Part One - Answer all questions (Answer this part on the question paper)

1. Name the three (3) Classical dances originated f rom South India? _________________

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2. What are the hand gestures to express “Narasimha Avatharam”? __________________________________________________________________________

3. What are the hand gestures to express “Lord Muru ga” (Lord Karthik)? _____________

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4. Name the hand gestures to show “brother”? ______ _____________________________

5. In which state of South India did the dance form “Kuchupudi” originate? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What is the name of the head movement (Shiro Bhe da) shown below is “to look up”? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What are the divisions of Abinaya?______________ ________________________________

8. Which is the last item of a Bharathanatya repert oire (Arangetram) or dance tradition”? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Part One (contd.) 9. Which Musical Instrument is made of bamboo?____ ____________________________

10. What is the folk dance dedicated to Lord Muruga (Lord Kartik)? __________________

11. What is the eye movement (shown in the picture below) to express anger? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. How many strings are there on the Veena?_______ _____________________________

13. Name the flowers in the Pancha Panam of Ma namathan? ________________________________________________________________________

14. What is the total counts of Two (2) avarthanams of Misra Jaati Eka Talam and Two (2) avarthanams of Chatusra Jaati Rupaka Talam?____ ________________________

15. What are the leg movements (Pada Bheda) in the pictures shown below? i. ii.

(15 x 2 = 30 marks) (continued on next page)

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PART TWO - Answer the first question and any four ( 4) other questions (in total five questions). All answers to be written on separate ruled papers given to you. Please write your full name and Registration No. on all sheets of your answer scripts.

You must answer this question: 1. Write short notes on the following:

i. Angika Abinayam ii. Bharatha Natyam iii. Navagraha Hasthas iv. Thandavam v. Samyutha Hasthas (5 x 6 = 30 marks)

You may answer any 4 questions from the following:

2. List all the Theva hasthas OR Panthvya hasthas in order and mention their Right hand and Left hand gestures. (10 marks)

3. Write the Second OR Third korvai of the Thillana that you have learnt (with relevant notation) and name the Raga and Tala. (10 marks)

4. Write either Four (4) divisions of Abhinaya OR all Pada Bedas i n detail. (10 marks) 5. Write about the life history of Arunachala Kavir ayar OR Oothukadu Venkatasubbaiyer,

and mention his contribution to Bharatha Natyam and Carnatic Music. (10 marks)

6. Choose one of the musical instruments shown in t he diagrams provided in the next page.

i. Name the instrument of your choice ii. Label the parts of your chosen instrument iii. Explain the usage of the instrument to Bharat ha Natyam iv. Names of four (4) Past and / or Present Vidwan s associated with the instrument

of your choice. (10 mark s)

Academy of Fine Arts (London) 2009 Copyright reserved.

No part of this question paper may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior permission of the Academy.

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Part 2 Question 6: Diagram for labelling

Academy of Fine Arts (London) 2009 Copyright reserved. No part of this question paper may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system,

without prior permission of the Academy.

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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON)

PUBLIC EXAMINATION in

BHARATHA NATYAM 10th May 2008

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