The Bhopal chapter of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) would present a cultural programme- ‘International Ramayana Mela 2016’at Tribal Museum here on Wednesday.
The programme would be presented by Bhutan Ramayana group lhayee lugar Performing Arts. The troupe will consist of 12 artists. The entire performance will base on Bhutanese traditional culture and religious presentation. The entire acting will be musical and melodramatic. The music for melodrama will be authentic Bhutanese traditional music with sounds of Buddhist religious instruments.
The language used in the melodrama will be Dzongkha. The music and dialogues will be recorded and played back. Happy and melancholic ambience will be set by music and appearance of the artists. The artists will act their parts with lip synchronizing the dialogues. The same artists will perform the dances. There will be musical prelude and four traditional and religious dances performed.
The costumes of artists will be traditional Bhutanese dresses, religious robes and traditional soldier's dress and appropriate head gears and footwear. The props will be Bhutanese traditional weapon (sword, shield, bow and arrow) music instruments, traditional scarves and robes. Special light effects will be used (if available). In the beginning and in the course of the melodrama, appropriate commentary and explanations of each scene, act and dance will be done in English and/or Hindi.
The lhayee lugar Performing Arts Center of Bhutan” is a living institution, playing a key role in preserving Bhutan’s culture by offering a contemporary outlet for performances of traditional music, dance, theater, film, educational programs, and other special events.