Question
Describe the growth of Kathak as a dance form.
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Answer
- Under the Mughal emperors and their nobles, Kathak was performed in the court.
- In the court, it acquired its present features and developed into a form of dance with a distinctive style.
- Afterwards, it developed in two traditions or gharanas.
- One in the courts of Rajasthan (Jaipur), and
- The other in Lucknow.
- Under the patronage of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, it grew into a major art form.
- By the third quarter of the nineteenth century it was firmly entrenched as a dance form not only in these two regions, but in the adjoining areas of present- day Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh.
- Emphasis was laid on intricate and rapid footwork, elaborate costumes and on the enactment of stories.
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