The dance and theatre buffs of the city will have a mass treat as the city will be embellished with scintillating classical and theatre performances from Saturday.
The 4th National Dance Festival ‘Nritya Aangan’ is all set to woo the Bhopalites with splendid performances. The event is being organised by Kalandhika Nritya Natya Sanstha Samiti, Bhopal. The event will be held at Shaheed Bhavan Auditorium.
On the first day of the fest, the magical dancing duo Nalini and Kamalini Asthana will be performing before the audience. The duo will be performing Kathak. Internationally acclaimed Kathak duo will also be conferred with Raja Chakradhar Singh Kathak Award. On the occasion renowned guru Jitendra Maharaj will also be present.
Besides, Bollywood Art Director Jayant Deshmukh and Director of Madhya Pradesh School of Drama (MPSD) Sanjay Upadhyay will be present as the chief guests marking the first day of the grand event.
Aster the kathak performance, a Hindi play Global Raja will be staged. The play is directed by Yogendra Choubey and will be performed by the artists of Gwalior.
On Sunday, the performances will mark the second day of the event. A solo performance by celebrated kathak dancer of the country Vishal Krishna will be held. Vishal is from Bananras Gharana and is one of the best Kathak performers of the country. This will be followed with a Chakradhar Kathak treat by Rakhi Dubey from Raigarh Gharana. She is an exponent in Chakradhar Darbar.
The festival will have a marvelous closure with three performances. A solo performance by Mansi Saxena from Patiala will be held which will be followed with another solo performance of Sattriya dance by Meernanda Barthakur from Assam.
A demonstration of poems by Atal Bihari Vajpayee ‘Aao Mann Ghaatien Kholien’ will be performed by Kandhika group, Bhopal.