The theatre buffs of the city witnessed the years old theatre form Patiya Goi on Taj Bhopali’s life staged here on Sunday at Bharat Bhavan.
This traditional theatre form was introduced by Adakar theatre group. Notably, Patiya Goi is a form of Dastan-e-Goi. The Dastangoi art refers to the art of storytelling; it is a compound of two Persian words Dastan and goi which means to tell a Dastan.
Here on Sunday the traditional art form was blended with the Bhopali tehzeeb and the story of Taj Bhopali was told to the theatre buffs of the city. Bringing in the dialect of Bhopal and tradition was all mesmerizing for the audience to watch.
The life span of Taj Bhopali was narrated in the act and all the events that took place in his life left the audience enthralled with wondrous performance. On Friday, the Patiyagoi was enacted on Shakila Bano Bhopali.
Notably, dastans were epics, often oral in nature, which were recited or read aloud and in essence, were like medieval romances everywhere. Telling tales of adventure, magic and warfare, Dastans mapped new worlds, encountered the unseen and protected the hero through many travails and lovers as he moved on his quest.
The hero’s adventures could sometimes parallel the mystic quest, at other times the story narrated a purely profane tale. In the process of telling the story the narrators freely borrowed tropes and themes from other stories, that came to contain many stories from the Panchtantra tradition. In year 2005 Patiya Goi was performed in lucknow and become renowned worldwide. It was much enjoyed by the audience.