Master of Performing Arts in Bharatanatyam is aimed at moulding professionals and academicians in the area of dance.
The curriculum is developed in a manner in which its focus on four major areas vis-à-vis Performance, Choreography, Technical Production aspects and Writing Dance and Research provides a holistic approach towards preparing a student to excel both academically and professionally.
Some of the main theory courses offered deal with Dance aesthetics, Historiography of Indian dances, World dances, Performance works and Choreographies, Writing dance, Research approaches and methodologies.
Apart from the regular studio courses, practicals will also include independent student productions and a production under the direction of a well-known outside expert. Other practical-oriented courses are Dance Pedagogy and Production with a target group, Elements of the Theatre in Dancer’s training and performance, and a course on Music traditions.
Students will also be given hands-on experience and training on technical matters of stage production. As the programme is a rigorous two-year full-time course, it will also have value added workshops by experts.
The courses are designed in such a manner that it furthers the scope of the students’ gaining employability in various sectors associated with dance and its allied areas.
Courses
SEMESTER-I
1 Studio course Practical
2 Indian Dances Theory
3 Principles of Dance Aesthetics
4 Music Traditions
SEMESTER-II
5 Studio Course Practical 4
6 Choreography and Production
7 Performance works and Choreographies
8 Elements of Theatre in Dancer’s training and performance
9 Staging dance: technical aspects of production
SEMESTER-III
10 Studio course Practical 4 Credits
11 Dance pedagogy and production
12 World dances
13 Writing dance
14 Research approaches and methodologies
SEMESTER-IV
15 Studio course Practical
16 Independent student production
17 Arts Management Theory/Practical
18 Bharatnatyam-History and Repertoire
19 Dissertation
Teleconferencing
Teleconferencing is a one-way video and two-way audio facility. Teleconferencing will be held every month.
During teleconferencing session, you will get an opportunity to interact by phone in facility or fax with the resource persons/experts who participate in teleconferencing session and clear your doubts immediately. The teleconferencing facility will be available at the Regional Centre and Selected Study Centres.
The teleconferencing schedule will be sent to the Programme In-charge and Regional Director who would inform the students. Teleconferencing is done through Gyan Darshan Channel. You must regularly attend these sessions. These will help you to clarify doubts and interact with other learners all over the country.
Radio Counselling
Radio counselling will be held through FM and you can ask questions free of cost with phone in facilities right from your home. A toll free telephone number 110012345 has been provided for this purpose.
Telecast
The programme will also be telecasted through DD metro channel and schedule will be informed to students in advance.
Audio-video Programme
Audio and video programmes for each course have been prepared to support your learning. These Audio-video programmes in the form of cassettes are available at all Programme Study Centres. These Audio and video cassettes will be provided for viewing and listening. You can also hire the cassettes for viewing and listening.
Attendance
You will be required to complete seventy-five percent attendance in theory counselling to become eligible for appearing in Term-end Examination. Similarly, you will be required to complete 90% attendance in practical contact sessions to become eligible for appearing in practical examination.
Continuous Evaluation of Theory Component
Assignments
Assignment is a means of continuing assessment of theory and practical. Assignments will help you to recapitulate the theory and go back to the text again in case you are unable to answer a particular question.
Thus assignments also help to reinforce learning in distance learning system of education. These assignments consist of a set of questions and activities that you will answer at your own place by referring your blocks. The assignments will cover all types of questions (long answer type, short answer type, objective type, multiple choice questions and case studies).
The assignments will carry thirty percent weightage. You will be required to obtain 50% marks as pass percentage in each assignment separately. Each assignment will carry 100 marks. In the final result assignments will carry 30% weightage.
Term-end Examination
As stated earlier, term-end examination is the major component of the evaluation system and if carries seventy percent weightage in the Final result.
The University conducts term-end examination twice a year ie, in June and December. You can take the examination only after completion of the course, failing which you can take the same in December or June of subsequent years years within the total span of the programme.
In case you fail to get a pass score in the Tern-end Examination, you will be eligible to reappear at the next Term-end Examination for that course as and when if is held, within the total span of the programme.
