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Balasaraswati was a seventh generation representative of a traditional matrilineal family of temple musicians and dancers (devadasis, who traditionally enjoyed high social status, who have been described as the greatest single repository of the traditional performing arts of music and dance of the southern region of India. Her ancestor, Papammal, was a musician and dancer patronized in the mid-eighteenth century by the court of Thanjavur.
T. Balasaraswati (born May 13, 1918, Madras [now Chennai], India—died February 9, 1984, Madras) was an Indian dancer and singer in the Karnatak (South Indian) tradition, who was one of the 20th century’s foremost exponents of the bharata natyam style of classical dance. She was instrumental not only in expanding the performance of this ...
Sep 16, 2019 · Very early on, Balasaraswati realised that she wanted to pursue Bharatnatyam as a career. ‘Little Bird’, as her friends fondly called her, was instrumental in taking Bharatanatyam to the international arena, and in the process, the skilled performer earned global popularity. A recipient of several awards, among them, the Sangeet Akadami ...
Sep 11, 2018 · Nicknamed ‘Little Bird’ by her friends, Balasaraswati was born on May 13, 1918 in Chennai Tamil Nadu. Her family traces its roots to T. Papammal who was a famous dancer in the court of the Tanjore royals, aeons ago. Her mother Jayamal was a renowned singer while her grandmother Veena Dhanammal was a veena virtuoso.
Feb 8, 2018 · Balasaraswati was born on May 13, 1918, into a family steeped in classical music and dance (see family tree). Her training in dance under Kandappa Pillai started at the age of four and it was a ...
‘Credo of a Dancer’is an hour-long documentary specially produced by MOPA Foundation as part of an in-depth exhibition on T Balasaraswati during her birth ce...
Tanjore Balasaraswati, also known as Balasaraswati, was a celebrated Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style originated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu T. Balasaraswati the enchantress of the dancing world, she is the matron who is singing and dancing. dc.source: Sangeet Natak Akademi: dc.format.extent ...
