Cultural programme Uttaradhikar organised at Tribal Museum

Dressed in heavy masks and beautifully adorned costumes, the artists displayed the mythological stories live on stage. On the other hand, the speedy footworks matching with the rhythm was splendidly presented before the art lovers of the city.Notably, a cultural programme ‘Uttaradhikar’ was organized here on Sunday at Tribal Museum. The artists presented Kathak and Chhau dance at Tribal Museum.

The programme began with the Kathak performance. The students of Charkadhar Nritya Kala presented a wondrous kathak dance under the choreography by Srishti Gupta.The students performed, Thumri, Teen Taal, Kajari, Tarana marvelously. They wrapped up their performance with the Meera Bhajan. The students were accompanied by Shahnawaz Hussain on Tabla, Javed Khan on Sarangi, and narration by Srishti Gupta.

later, Tarapad Rajak along with his troupe from West Bengal presented Chhau dance and added much zest in the programme. They presented ‘Mahishasur Vadh’ beautifully.Basically, the themes for chhau dance include local legends, folklore and episodes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata and other abstract themes. The protagonists are both classical and mythical, like the lord Shiva, goddess Durga, Kartik, Ganesha, Kirat, Ravana, Mahishasur and others.

Highly decorated masks of various characters worn by the dancers added an extra effect to their performance. These masks concealed the facial expressions of the artists but, it helped them to portray the various characters related to different themes they were playing on stage.

Further, the lighting effect was such that explains the expression of the scene. The use of red, green and blue light effect strengthened their performance and it was more like an opera performance. Information on Chhau dance and Purulia district of West Bengal was also given to the audience so that they could enjoy the show with more excitement. The audiences took the pleasure to enjoy the performance whole heartedly.