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.
