The essence of Suryakanth Tripathi Nirala’s poetry was beautifully presented on stage through a ballet performance.
The ballet ‘Jaago Phir Ek Baar’ was performed under Nirala Jayanti Samaroh held at Shaheed Bhavan on Wednesday. The event was organized by Nirala Srijanpeeth, Bhopal.
The ballet was performed as a tribute to Nirala and his contribution to society. Choreographed and directed by a known ballet choreographer and playwright of the city Vaishali Gupta, the ballet was conceptualized by Sushrut Gupta.
Jaago Phir Ek Baar is a famous lyrical poetry by Nirala. With the powerful use of words and picturing different situations in country, poet wants aware his fellow citizens.
Sushrut Gupta compiled 30 poetries by Nirala forming a wonderful ballet performed by the little artists of Aghrya Kala Samiti, Bhopal.
Talking about the poet and the concept of ballet Vaishali Gupta said, “Nirala as a poet wanted to reach out his readers and so he always wrote in such a manner that could be understood by everybody. His poetries have always been a pillar of understanding the hidden truths. It describes the actual human nature, traits and also the backwardness of the world, which somehow, is applicable in the contemporary society as well. Through this ballet we have tried to
showcase the same.”
The entire ballet was a combination of emotions and strong message. The ballet began with the introduction of protagonist ‘Nattha’.
Nattha is a common man who tries to spread awareness about different issues in society. The entire ballet surrounds Nattha and his journey through these lyrical poems. The little artists gave wondrous performance and were much appreciated by the audience.
Prior to ballet performance, a dialogue in Nirala was organized at Shaheed Bhavan. Speaker Sriram Parihar and Professor Rameshwar Mishra Pankaj talked about Nirala and his personality.