The Bhopalites were awestruck to watch the splendid performances back-to-back here on Sunday at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum.
Under the series of international culture exchange programme, the 2nd International Folk Dance and Music Festival is organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) that began on Friday in New Delhi. Under the programme the artists from Kyrgyzstan, Sri lanka, UK, Hungry, Israel, Spain and Russia gave wondrous performances.
Here on Sunday the artists of Bishkek Choreographic School, Kyrgyzstan and l.G. Zykina, Russia gave wondrous performances at Tribal Museum.
The performances began with Sary Ozon. This dance performance was created on the basis of famous Kyrgyz writer Chyngyz Aitmatov’s novel ‘A day lasts longer than an age.’ This dance is about yellow valley, about the nature of Kyrgyzstan. Girls give the imitation of wheat, mountains and rivers.
Then, Sarynzhy Bokoi was performed. This is an ancestor’s dance. Girls show the day to day life of Kyrgyz People, their temper, hospitality and friendliness. The programme was followed with Altynchi Kunu Kechinde. The name of the dance performance means "In Saturday’s Evening". In the evening in the South of Kyrgyzstan, in Osh city, young girls used to gather after work and ride on swings (jhula), give the imitation of birds and compete with each other.
Afterwards, Ala –Archa was performed. This dance performance is devoted to Ala -Archa gorge, it is one of the most beautiful places in Kyrgyzstan. Dancers imitate high fir trees growing up in the high mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Then Kyz –Kiyal was performed. This dance depicts that Kyrgyz girls are proficient in all day-to-day chores. They can sew, cook, they know way out from difficult situations and so on. You can see patterns and drawings on the rug, weaved by the girls.
Each dance had a meaning and charisma of its own. The dances were performed with a lot of confidence. The colours of their cultural performances were spread all over making the audience enjoy every bit of it.