Landmarks of Sri Lankan Dance Patterns DR. (MRS.) PRASHANTHI NARANGODA VISUAL ARTS & DESIGN AND PERFORMING ARTS UNIT, DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY.

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Landmarks of Sri Lankan Dance Patterns DR. (MRS.) PRASHANTHI NARANGODA VISUAL ARTS & DESIGN AND PERFORMING ARTS UNIT, DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA SRI LANNKA

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE HISTORY ? BELIEFS AND PRACTICES  GODS AND DEITIES i.e. Four Guardian Deities, Goddess Pattini  MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES AND BEINGS i.e. Panchanari Gata, Narilatha, Naga Kanya, Surabhavalle  SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES i.e. Naga Raksha, Gurulu Raksha, Naga Kanya, Mahasona  RITUALS AND CULTS I Regional Practices: Kandyan, Low Country, and Sabaragamu i.e. Kohomba Yak Kankariya, Sanniyakum Yagaya, Devol Madu, Gammadu IIRituals related to Aboriginal Tribes i.e. Veddah Community. FOLK ART AND FOLK LORE Kolam Sokari POPULAR CULTURE AND PRACTICES RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL FESTIVALS Folk Dance/ Drama Interwoven with Folk lore

INTERCONECTEDNESS OF ART, ARCHITECTURE AND DANCE ARCHITECTURE Vs. DANCE & MUSIC MOTIFS AND SCULPTURE Vs. DANCE & MUSIC PAINTING Vs. DANCE & MUSIC

Hanguranketha Raja Maha Vihara (Temple). SPECIMEN ON THE TRAIL- PANCHANARI GHATA DEPICTED IN ARCHITECTURE Five female figures intertwined in the shape of a pot MEANING

PANCHANARI GHATA DEPICTED IN WOOD CARVING

Vijayaramaya- Ambalangoda, SRI LANKA PANCHANARI GHATA- AS A DECORATIVE ELEMENT IN FURNITURE

PANCHANARI GHATA DEPICTED IN TRADITIONAL MASKED DANCES

INTELLECTUAL UNDERTAKING OF TRADITIONAL DANCE FEMALE DANCERS OF UNIVERSITY OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS- PANCHANARI GHATA AS PART OF THE COSTUME Creating a dance based on a painting of Panchanari Ghata

FURTHER IMPROVISATIONS TAKING THE FEMALE BEHAVIOUR AND THE ROMANCE INTO ACTION. CREATING THE MOTIF USING LIVE REPRESENTATIONS. IMPROVISING THE AEROBICS OF TRADITIONAL DANCE TO THE MODERN PERFORMING STAGE. FEMALE DANCERS OF THE VISUAL ARTS & DESIGN AND PERFORMING ARTS UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS MADE AN EXPERIMENTAL DANCE PERFORMANCE PORTRAYING THE PANCHANARI GHATA panchanari Ghata.mpg