A fiesta of music, dance and theatre was experienced by the art lovers of the city on Thursday. The two-month long summer camp of Mack Dance Cultural Institute concluded with a lot of fervour with a grand cultural eve ‘Mera Dance Meri Virasaat’.
A series of brilliant performances was presented at the State Museum auditorium wherein the participants presented different art forms at one splatform. It was a delightful sight to watch.
There was dance, theatre and lot more at the auditorium for the Bhopalites to watch. The event began with Ganesh Vandana by the young dancers. later two young dancers Vishakha and Megha left the audience enthralled with performing Kalbelia dance.
They performed the Kalbelia dance with beautiful moves leaving the audience totally enthralled. Notably, the Kalbelia dance, performed to celebrate any joyful moment in the community, is an integral part of Kalbelia culture. The dance and songs are a matter of pride and a marker of identity for the Kalbelias and they represent the creative adaptation of this community of snake charmers to changing socio-economic conditions and their own role in rural Rajasthani society.
The dancers wear flowing black skirts who dance and swirl, replicating the movements of a serpent. These cloths are mixed in red and black hues and embroidered in such a way that when these dancers perform these clothes represent a combination of colours soothing to eyes as well as to the atmosphere.
The dance was made even more worthwhile watching with the music instruments they used.
This was followed with street play ‘Girgit’. Girgit is a play written by Safdar Jung and was brilliantly presented by the participants of summer camp. Another play Namak Satyagrah was also brilliantly performed on stage.
The series of musical evening was wrapped up with sagacious Krishna leela. From birth to his last interaction with Arjuna, all form of lord Krishna were beautifully showed in the act.
Besides, Vishakaha was awarded as the best students of Mack Dance Cultural Institute.