A calm and a composed evening was witnessed by the Bhopalites as the artists gave scintillating performances. A duet kathak dance and the melodious classical performances filled the Sunday evening of art lovers with zest.
A renowned semi-classical singer Madhumita Naqvi gave performance which was followed with duet kathak dance by Jitendra Kaushal and Monika Yadav at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. The artists gave performance on Sunday under the regular series of classical performances at tribal museum ‘Uttaradhikar’.
The tuneful event began with the performance by Madhumita Naqvi. Madhumita Naqvi, is a devoted student of classical music and classical dance. From her childhood she possessed an inclination towards music and dance which was very evident.
She belongs to Gwalior Gharana. The years old riyaaz and the clarity in her voice proved her passion towards classical music. Her tuneful performance left the audience totally enthralled.
She performed Kajri Raga, Thumri, Jhoola and Dadra. She wrapped up her performances with RRaga Bhairvi.
Next performance was given by the Kathak duo Jitendra and Monika. Rhythmic understanding, ability to extemporize with speedy rhythms and preserving pure Kathak classical style presented by the exponents on stage enthralled the audience.
They began their performances with Shiv Stuti. The kathak dancers gave various performances that included pure kathak and some of the performances depicting the happiness of rain.
The Kathak exponents wondrously performed before the Bhopalites over the rhythms and their performance was well received by the classical and music lovers. Each rhythm and each movement of the dancers totally left the audience spell bound.