Art Experience: Application of the theories of Rasa, Dhvani, Auchitya and Vakrata to Classical Performing and Visual Arts, is a unique undertaking by the IGNCA in that it presents a unified analysis of classical art forms based on cardinal aesthetic concepts - rasa, dhvani, auchitya and vakrata. These tenets are doubtless capable of analyzing any art form, classical or non-classical, belonging to any spatio-temporal domain, both from the perspective of the artist and the connoisseur. An attempt to expound these canons as applied to basic art forms within two covers was a long-felt need, and the same has b een attempted in the present volume. Towering scholars well-versed in the nuances of their chosen field of study have contributed essays to this volume from their own perspectives.