The traditional dance fanatics had a fascinating evening as they witnessed the delightful mosaic of dance movements on stage.
It was the third day of the 35th foundation day fiesta at Bharat Bhavan. The traditional dance enthusiasts of the city were wooed by the elegant performances on Tuesday evening. The stage was put on fire by the Odissi dancers and Kathak performers when they gave a scintillating dance performance at the Antarang Hall of Bharat Bhavan.
The tuneful evening was kicked off with the performance by Kalyani Phagre. She performed the dance along with her troupe. The live music on instruments like Pakhawaj, flute, sitar and manjeera added a mystic flavour in their performance.
The Odissi dance began with Manglacharan, the prayer dance. It was followed with the Abhinay that took everyone’s heart away. The speedy foot-work and the perfect coordination between the troupe dancers added zest to their performance.
The expressions on their faces and the movement of their eyes were charisma of the performance. Then they performed Pallavi in Raga Saveri and wrapped up their performance with Matrabhoomi Vandana. Their graceful gestures and mudras, besides the expressions simply usher the viewer into a world of beauty and devotion.
later, the Bhopalites were taken aback with the startling Kathak performance. The dance was performed by Sohini Debnath, Debashree Bhattacharya, Samila Bhattacharya and Somdatta Banerjee.
The troupe began their performance with Shumaar. It is a blend of abstract elements like the magical numbers, the musical notes and the mystic ‘Aum’. Since the beginning of Kathak dance at Antarang Hall the audience were enrapture with their performance. The vocal music in this performance was Ginti which was played in Raga Kirwani in four beats and the music was given by Ustad Sabir Ullah.
Their next performance was ‘Roohdad’. This act revealed the explorations and discoveries of an artist. It was about the never ending quest of understanding her entity and her journey through artistic creation. Adorned with the melodies of ghazals by Mirza Ghalib, the performance made the audience enjoy to the fullest.
Then it was the Sanjog series that made everyone tap their feet along, it was followed with Shiva Vandana wrapped their performance with melodious charisma, ‘Yaman’ which is the blend of Kathak and Khayal.
The richness and beauty of both the dance forms mesmerised the spectators at Bharat Bhavan.