The Bhopalites enjoyed the concluding day of ‘Badal Raag 2013’ at Antrang Auditorium, Bharat Bhawan here on Sunday. Badal Raag was organised under Anhad, the department for classical music at Bharat Bhavan. The two-day event was loved by the audiences as many renowned artists presented their talent before them.
The concluding day was adorned with the performances by classical dance exponents lata Singh Munshi in Bharatnatyam and Prerna Shrimali in Kathak.The programme began with the performance of a noted Bharatnatyam exponent lata Singh Munshi. lata performed on the poetic lines by Nirala on rainy season.
The audiences enjoyed as they watched the programme. A legendry Bharatnatyam dancer lata Singh Munshi gave performance along with her group dancers. She is a renowned dancer and has been performing in both national and international events. lata has opened new vistas in Bharatnatyam by experimenting successfully and composing dance using well known Hindi and Urdu poetry in Hindustani Music.
She gave a performance on Hindustani music, which enthralled the audiences. She began her performance with ‘Pushpanjali’ the most famous form to begin Bharatnatyam concert. After presenting Pushpanjali, she performed ‘Aridhir aye’ one of the Nirala’s poems. The performance was followed by Jhoom Jhoom Mridhur Garaj ghan Ghor,’ followed with a performance on Padmakar’s creation ‘Barsaat meh Tarsat Ang’. She wrapped up her performance with Mangalam. Her performance mesmerized the audiences and the audiences enjoyed the show whole-heartedly.
lata’s mastery lies in expressing the emotions in presenting minute details. She gets involved in the performance by being immersed deeply in emotion herself. It was a feast for the audiences to watch her performance on stage. She was accompanied by Nafees Ahmed on Tabla, Mahesh Malik on violin, Arkeshwar on Mridangam, Sidha Prashar on vocal.
The evening was then adorned with the Kathak performance by a distinguished artist of the country Prerna Shrimali. Prerna gave mesmerizing performance on the poems by Kalidas leaving the audience enthralled.