It was a splendid evening for the classical dance lovers when noted Kathak dancers Vidha lal and Abhimanyu lal of Jaipur Gharana gave a performance.
On Sunday evening the Kathak dancers Vidha lal and Abhimanyu lal gave a wondrous performance along with their troupe at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. Vidha and Abhimanyu hail from New Delhi. Along with them were the kathak dancers Ira Dogra and Varsha Dasgupta who gave scintillating performances.
They performed at Tribal Museum under the classical event ‘Uttaradhikar’.
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 performances were followed with the performance by Ira and Varsha in Raga Bairagi highlighting the specifications of Jaipur Gharana beautifully.
The most beautiful and eye catching performance was given by Abimanyu and Vidha which narrated the old times of Mughal Darbar. It was followed with the narration of Krishna leela in Raga Yaman. later, Vidha gave a solo performance on stage mesemrising all with her speedy moves and expressive facial expressions.
This was not all, the series of performances was followed with the performance by Ira and Varsha in Sur Malhar. Here they depicted the happiness of rain.
The performers wrapped up the event with Raga Darbari in teen Taal followed with the traditional Tarana.
The Kathak exponents wondrously performed before the Bhopalites over the rhythms and his performance was well received by the classical and music lovers.