Art and tradition of Sri Lanka - Vol 11: Dance of Sri Lanka

Abstract

The Art Tradition of Sri Lanka volume II Dance of Sri Lanka is a unique piece of work. The page by page coverage is of the development of dance forms through Sri Lankan history sumptuous imagery and experts’ accessible guide to the dance tradition of the country. This will serve as a great text book for University students who involve in the appreciation of art traditions of Sri Lanka as well as academia. The use of forms of dance permeates every culture and tradition from the earliest times to the modern day. Combining aesthetic impact with cultural significance, the dance form adorns all types of surfaces from stone, wood and ivory and also covers some of areas of Buddhist and Hindu architectural sites. The Art Tradition of Sri Lanka Volume II dance of Sri Lanka reflects this ubiquity by presenting a biography of dance forms in a variety of forms – painted, architectural and carved dance forms are displayed in more forms. Each chapter also contains the uniqueness of Sri Lankan dance forms spread throughout history where dance forms are plucked from history where brought to the fore with essential details isolated and framed. This permits a detailed study of how dance form become a part of tradition and culture of the country, how the artisan has been recognized by the society and what aspects artisans look forward to, how different eras celebrate dance as an art form by poetical literature, paintings, sculptures, carvings associated with cultural and religious aspects, how the classical dance form developed in the country and how the costume played a pivotal role in dance in Sri Lanka. The writings provided here are from the ancient history to the dance costume. The Art Tradition of Sri Lanka Volume II dance of Sri Lanka discovers intriguing cultural elements and connections, narrated of stories of the great patterns of innovators and creates original reference to inspirational design resources.