Arangetram

அரங்கேற்றம்★ Essential

Tamila · rang · gē · tram

aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long

A dancer's first full solo recital before an audience.

ConceptBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissiKathak

Meaning

Arangetram means 'ascending the stage'. After years of training a student performs a complete margam solo, with live musicians, presented by their guru. It is not a graduation — it marks readiness to perform, and serious study continues after it. Rangapravesham is the equivalent term in Telugu-speaking traditions.

Also written: arangetam, rangapravesham, arangettam

Related words

Salangai Poojaசலங்கை பூஜைThe ceremony at which a student first receives ankle bells.GuruगुरुThe teacher, in a relationship closer than instruction.Margamमार्गम्The traditional order of a Bharatanatyam recital.BaniபாணிA school or style of Bharatanatyam, carried down a lineage.NavarasaनवरसThe nine sentiments of classical aesthetics.Abhinaya Darpanaअभिनयदर्पणThe 'Mirror of Gesture' — the practical manual of expression.

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