arangetram

plural arangetrams · alternative Arangetram

1. danceIn Indian classical dance, the debut onstage performance of a dance student.

   An Arangetram takes over a year of practice to prepare for an culminates in a longer than five hour performance.

   2022 August 31, srb6166, “Introduction to Bharatanatyam”, in How to Plan an Arangetram, Pennsylvania State University, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2026

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   The audience for an Arangetram is ready made, as the performance is traditionally free, and a large part of the audience inevitably consists of friends and relatives of the artist involved. There is no pressure to fulfill any funding requirements, as Arangetram tend to be self-financed. There is no issue as to what to perform as since the 19th century, all Arangetrams have followed the standard format for a BN performance - the margam or repertoire devised by the Tanjore quartet.

   2001 March 10, Magdalen Gorringe, “Arangetram: Performance or Party?”, in Boloji.com, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2026

   I was especially inspired by seeing other dancers’ arangetrams: debut performances, where a student will hire a theatre. I saw the dancer and choreographer Aakash Odedra’s arangetram.

   2016 January 12, David Jays, “BBC Young Dancer finalist Vidya Patel: 'Your feet are almost a musical instrument'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2017

plural Arangetrams

1. Alternative letter-case form of arangetram.