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JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU.

THESIS SYNOPSIS ON
CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
FOR THE PROMOTION OF KUCHIPUDI.

SUBMITTED BY
LALITH ADITYA N
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B.ARCH IV/V
ANUCAP

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul. - Plato
INTRODUCTION
PERFORMING ARTS: The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts in so
far as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium.

TYPES OF PERFORMING ARTS:

Performing arts include the dance, music, opera, theatre, magic, Spoken word, circus arts and musical
theatre.
Despite of being part of performing arts circus and magic cannot be included in the project scope. This is
because, they demand special precautions and space requirements for practice and performances.
DANCE: Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic to music,
used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.
Definitions of what constitutes dance are dependent on social, cultural, aesthetic, artistic and moral
constraints and range from functional movement (such as folk dance) to virtuoso techniques such as
ballet. Dance can be participatory, social or performed for an audience. It can also be ceremonial,
competitive or erotic.
Dance does not leave behind clearly identifiable physical artifacts such as stone tools, hunting
implements or cave paintings. It is not possible to say when dance became part of human culture.
Dance has certainly been an important part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment since
before the birth of the earliest human civilizations. Archeology delivers traces of dance from prehistoric
times such as the 9,000 year old Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka paintings in India and Egyptian tomb
paintings depicting dancing figures from c. 3300 BC.

THEATRE IN INDIA: Theatre in India has experienced major changes during times starting from earliest
Sanskrit theatre to modern Indian theatre.
Theatre in India started in narrative form, with recitation singing and dancing becoming integral
elements of it. This emphasis on narrative elements made our theatre essentially theatrical right from
the beginning. Thats why theatre in India has encompassed all the other forms of literature and fine
arts into its physical representation: literature, mime, dance, movement all mixed into one and being
called Natya-theatre in English.
There are three main categories of Indian theatre-Classical or Sanskrit theatre, traditional or folk
theatre, and the Modern theatre.
There are said to be ten types of Sanskrit plays-Natya, Prakarna, Anka, Vyayoga, Bhana, Samvakara,
Vithi Prahasna, Dima and Ithangra.Natyashastra focuses only on two of these types-Natya and
Prakarna. And there are also subcategories.

FOLK THEATRE was the second phase of evolution of theatre in India. Indian folk theatre can be broadly
divided into two categories-Religious and Secular giving birth to ritual theatre and theatre of
entertainment respectively. And they both influence each other.Ramlila, Rasleela, Bhand, Nautanki and
Wang Come under this ritual category.
POST INDEPENDENCE THEATRE IN INDIA has become far richer by suitable mixture of different styles and
techniques from Sanskrit, medieval and western theatre and is given a new versatile broader approach at
every level of creativity. Bitter harvest, Tumhari Amrita, Mahatma v/s Gandhi are most famous plays of
19th century.
MUSICAL THEATRE: is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The
emotional content of the piece humor, pathos, love, anger as well as the story itself, is communicated
through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an integrated whole.
Classical Indian musical theatre is a sacred art of the Hindu temple culture. It is performed in different
styles. The Sangeet Natak Academy currently confers classical status on eight styles:
Bharatanatyam
Odissi
Kuchipudi
Kathak
Mohiniyattam
Kathakali
Manipuri
Sattriya

Bharatanatyam

Kathak

Kathakali

Mohiniyattam

Odissi

Manipuri

Kuchipudi

Sattriya

MUSIC: The music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, & classical music . India's
classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and
developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as sources of spiritual
inspiration, cultural expression and pure entertainment. India is made up of several dozen ethnic groups,
speaking their own languages and dialects, having distinct cultural traditions.
The two main traditions of classical music are Carnatic music, found predominantly in the peninsular
regions, and Hindustani music, found in the northern and central regions.
Light classical or semi-classical music include the following genres: thumri, dadra, ghazal, chaiti, kajri
and tappa.
POPULAR MUSIC
Film music
The biggest form of Indian popular music is filmi, or songs from Indian films. The film industry of India
supported music by according reverence to classical music while utilizing the western orchestration to
support Indian melodies.
INDI-POP MUSIC
Indian pop music, often known as Indi pop or Indi-pop, is based on an amalgamation of Indian folk and
classical music, and modern beats from different parts of the world.
ROCK & METAL MUSIC
Raga rock is a term used to describe rock or pop music with a heavy Indian influence, either in its
construction, its timbre, or its use of instrumentation, such as the sitar and tabla. Raga and other forms
of classical Indian music began to influence many rock groups during the 1960s; most famously The
Beatles.
INDIAN ROCK
The rock music "scene" in India is extremely small when compared to filmi or fusion musicality "scenes"
but has of recent years come into its own, achieving a cult status of sorts.

Indian Classical music

Indian POP

Indian Rock music

Indian Raga and

Rock fusion

ABOUT PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE:

A cluster of performance spaces, usually but not always under one roof, each possibly designed for a
specific purpose such as symphonic music or chamber music or theatre, but multi-purpose as a whole.
A multi-use performance space that is intended for use by various types of the performing arts,
including dance, music and theatre.
NEED: Performing arts function well in promoting culture and traditions of a place. And in case of India
that has a long history of culture and diverse traditions the PAC becomes a requirement as these cultural
values have provided India a global identity and recognition.
Along with this there are other needs engaged with the growing artists as:
To provide better opportunities.
To provide nourishing environment
To provide financial and moral support
To provide proper guidance and encouragement.

AIM: The Aim is to cater the needs of technical aspects of all the performing arts including Dance, Music
and Theatre design to create a good product using my skills and all college times architectural learning.
OBJECTIVES: There is a great need of such centers for entertainment balanced growth of the society and to
promote the rich Indian culture to maintain the identity and vulnerability of our rich history.
Understanding needs and technical aspects of all the performing arts including Dance, Music and
Theatre design to create a conducive environment for creating excellence.
Designing with such architectural approach that can develop the interest and boost up the creativity of
the artists.
Improving regional architectural character of the native land.

OBJECTIVES EXTENDED
Generating an aura of interest inside the built up with more interaction spaces formal and informal,
happening environment, green spaces and sittings.
Enhancing more multi usage spaces including flexibility of spaces during design.
Aim is to shape the built environment, envelopes/ enclosure of effective influences on the users and
with proper considerations of their interest and use patterns.

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

Collection of all traditional and contemporary dance forms under one roof.
Establishment of an international platform to accomplish goals of social interactions and promoting
Indian culture.
Designing something more appropriate that can better serve for all forms of performing arts.
Producing something more interactive and more artistic to serve society well as an architect.
Purposeful use of my skills and creativity with full inputs and passion.
TENTATIVE REQUIREMENTS:
Large Auditorium for 1000 people
Workshops Rehearsal spaces and performance stages
Library with all updates and history
Interaction spaces as much required
Sculpture court
Exhibition areas
Public amenities
Multipurpose halls
Instrument stores and lockers
Administration
Seminar rooms and recording rooms
Conference hall
Refreshment and canteen areas
Dormitories (if required)
Ticket counter and reception

Dance class rooms

Amphi theatre
Common areas
Guest houses
Staff houses

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT:

SOCIAL

In every form of performing arts, the result of the effort of a single individual or cluster of people
so for good end product the proper training is required for each individual.
There is a strong feeling that no person be trained for any particular art; he or she will have the
necessary spark within himself or herself to become an artist. But the need, for systematic
training, has slowly made people accepting the concept of formal training.

The function of such an institute is to impart training in all forms of performing arts except those
which are not so comfortable to learn .i.e. circus and magic.

Socially it is required to boost up the interest of the artists and mold them into fine pieces for
future.
PERSONNEL

Amalgamation of creative thinking and good service facility is the demand of the project. As
performing arts have special attachments to every individual in some way or the other, a good
exposure will be felt while working.
Hence there is good scope of learning new things architecturally. Challenge is there to design a
single platform for the different forms.

Scope: The architectural solution to the design problem offers three dimensional
layouts in terms of plans, elevations, sections and model to appropriate scale and other
necessary supporting documents.
The solution covers:
Details of layout clarifying circulation and system of services.
Architectural expression.
Landscape and conceptual interior layout.

Limitations: This design solution does not offer working drawings, cost estimates, structural
and other technical engineering details, which would require the services of respective
consultants before work can actually be started on the site and coordinated with in time and budget
constraints.
As it a 300 acre project I would like to design the main structure and surrounding areas and remaining
would be left for future expansion
LIST OF EXEMPLER STUDIES:

NCPA-Mumbai
IGNCA-Bangalore
Triveni Kala Sangam(Delhi)
Kala Academy (Goa)
Jawahar kala Kendra(Jaipur)

Kala khestra chennai

SOURCES AND COLLATION OF THE DATA:

Articles from Google search engine.

Articles from www.timTaramati-Baradariesofindia.com
Articles from culutureopedia
Web sites of PACs.-IGNCA,NCPA,NSD
SITE AND PROPOSAL :

Looking to revive Kuchipudi, the Andhra Pradesh government is planning to set up an academy dedicated
exclusively to the promotion of the iconic dance form both at home and abroad.
The state government has proposed to build the 'Kuchipudi Natyaramam' (Kuchipudi dance academy) at
Kuchipudi village in Krishna district in coastal Andhra, where the dance form was born more than six
centuries ago.
It should be a performing art centre for regular performances, seminar halls, a library, a memorabilia store
and a restaurant at the Natyaramam.

Links http://www.newswala.com/Hyderabad-News/AP-Stateto-set-up-Natyaramam-varsity-to-promote-dance15741.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-govtplans-academy-for-promoting-kuchipudi/article6948239.ece
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-02-27/Kuchipudi-village-tohave-Natyaramam--134052

Scope: The architectural solution to the design problem offers three dimensional
layouts in terms of plans, elevations, sections and model to appropriate scale and other
necessary supporting documents.
The solution covers:
Details of layout clarifying circulation and system of services.
Architectural expression.
Landscape and conceptual interior layout.

Limitations: This design solution does not offer working drawings, cost estimates, structural
and other technical engineering details, which would require the services of respective
consultants before work can actually be started on the site and coordinated with in time and budget
constraints.
As it a 126 acre project I would like to design the main structure and surrounding areas and remaining
would be left for future expansion

Vedamvari Cheruvu,kuchipudi -