The aspiring theatre actors of the city are all set to woo the Bhopal theatre buffs with their acting skills. Showcasing the different shades of Kurukshetra the artists are set to present the ballet ‘Dharamkshetre Kurukshetre.’
After learning the theatrical aspects and brushing up their skills in a theatre workshop, the artists will stage the ballet at lalit Parv. The three day festival will be held in Ujjain from September 3 to 5. The artists of Chaitanya Socio-cultural welfare organization, Bhopal is preparing the ballet under the direction of Shruti Kirti.
The Pioneer has captured some of the scenes from the ongoing rehearsal of the ballet, that were carried out at Utkal Bhavan hall on Friday. This time the ballet is being prepared with adding different flavours of ballet art form.
The ballet is a mixture of Chhau, contemporary dance, and the blend of Manipuri and Satariya dance forms. Interestingly, some shades of shadow performance is also added to the ballet to give it more charismatic look. The entire ballet is scripted by Yogesh Tripathi and the music is composed by Shruti Dharmesh.
The play is based on epic saga Mahabharata. The aspirants have been working on the ballet for past three months. “To begin with the basics of theatre activities it is important for the artists to know in what pitch the voice has to be used while acting on stage,” said Shruti Kirti.