The Bhopalites would be treated with a wonderful blend of western and Indian cultures on Thursday. A Chinese dancer, Zhang Xiao Qing, would present a Kathak dance before the audience.
The Kathak dance event ‘Nritya Sarita’ is being organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) under its Horizon series. She would perform at Radha Krishna Auditorium at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT).
Notably, Zhang Xiao Qing Chinese is Kathak dancer. She started learning dance since 7-year-old. She learned Kathak dance and Indian classical music from Professor Ashok Chakraborty and Professor Keshav Talegoanker since 2008. Nowadays, Kathak has been the most important part of her life and she also performed in many important occasions for India embassy in China to introduce Kathak dance and Indian culture to Chinese people.
Rhythmic understanding, ability to extemporise with speedy rhythms and preserving pure Kathak classical style are some of her qualities. Besides, she is in India for the fourth International Dance and Music Festival held at New Delhi. Here on Thursday, she would give her performance before the Bhopalites.
While talking to The Pioneer, regional secretary of ICCR Bhopal Nityanand Shrivastava said, “We are organising this event as a part of our horizon series of dance and music. This event would be like a fest for the music and dance lovers of the city as they would be witnessing an evening wrapped with soothing and mild musical performance of Kathak by a Chinese dancer.” Elaborating further, he said, “We often organise similar concerts to promote the Indian culture of music and dance among the citizens.”