The boy fought against a superstitious tradition to win his love.
A ballet about a tradition voilating women's rights 'Bhairavi' was staged leaving the audience enthralled.
The ballet was staged at Shaheed Bhavan here on Sunday.
Bhairavi was choreographed and directed by Prabhat Ganguly and was performed by Ranga Shri Little Ballet Troupe. The ballet depicted the superstitious tradition called Bhairavi.
The ballet was all about bharatnatyam dance.
Bhairvi depicted the story of a girl who has been chosen for the Bhairavi tradition. It was practiced in ancient times. In Bhairavi tradition a girl is chosen by a committe who works for the temple and the she is bounded in many rules abd regulations.
In this dance drama, Bhairavi was a chosen girl who was already in love with a boy. The boy then rebelled against the tradition and challenges the committee against Bhairavi tradition. After learning various magical tricks, he is able to fight for his love and was succeeded. Both the boy and girl were together and the village was a happy place to live.
The dance drama was really effective and impactful. The play was well presented and was much liked by the audience. The dance drama was well merged with Bharatnatyam.
In bharatnatyam, the artists first performed Durga Stuti and then it was followed with Shiv Stuti. The artists presented their charm beaitifully on stave leaving the audience mesmerised.