The scintillating performance of Odissi dance and tabla recital wooed the classical music and dance lovers of the city. Under the regular seires of Uttaradhikar organised by Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum on Sunday, renowned Odissi dancer Aruna Mohanty performed Odissi dance.
Her rhythmical performance was followed with the Tabla recital by Ashish Upadhyay and Manoj Patidar. Both the table players performed dynamic Jugalbandi of table tunes which left the audience totally mesmerised.
It is not new for tribal museum to witness the enchanting events. May it be the classical recitals or dance performances. And so it was the delightful evening for the music lovers at the hall when audience witnessed the young tabla players having a tuneful partnership on stage.
The Bhopalites seemed to have rushed at the hall to listen to the recital of the young players. The table jugalbandi was presented by Ashish and Manoj. It was a sheer music for the ears of the music buffs.
The artists chose to bring smiles on faces by playing the tuneful jugalbandi in teen-taal and Dhrut taal. As they began the performance, there was pin-drop silence at the hall.
The performers on the other hand tried to cope up with each other.
It was a musical tussle where both of them sometimes tried to match-up and sometimes tried to catch-up. Each taal of theirs was enthralling the audience at the hall.
The finale of the jugalbandi exceeded the expectations and the duo presented the performance in a generous way letting the audience clap for them till the end.
later it was a mass treat to the eyes, where Aruna Mohanty along with her troupe gave wondrous performance of Odissi dance on stage. The troupe set the stage on fire with their dynasim and charisma.
Aruna has considered dance to be the essence of her soul. The rhythm in her feet connects her to a divine force. The perfect blend of bhava, bhangi, taala and abhinaya radiate from her performances.
Each of the qualities were also seen in her co-dancers as they grabbed applauses from the audience.