Dancers to celebrate Independent India
To set the mood for the Independence Day celebrations, a artists are paying a tribute to the country’s democracy with “Sare Jahan Se Accha”, a classical dance extravengaza. “As I was growing I realised there was no artistic tribute to the Independence Day.
Eventually, came the idea of Sare Jahan Se Accha,” says Ranjana Gauhar, a well-known Odissi dancer and organiser of the event being held at the Indian Habitat Centre from August 20.
Now in its fifth year, the annual event is an initiative of Utsav-Ranjana’s Dance Academy, a non-commercial, non-governmental institution run by Padmashree awardee, Gauhar. The two-day event will see eminent artistes such as Geeta Chandran and Ananda Shankar Jayant performing. The theme of the festival this year is to portray the journey of life via dance to attain liberation. “Dance is a spiritual journey and connects you with the divine. It’s one of the ways to attain peace and liberation of soul,” believes Dr Neena Prasad, a classical dancer and a participant. With performers of Mohiniyattam, Bharatnatyam, Odissi and Kuchipudi coming together for the show, it will be artistes’ way to express unity in diversity, says participating Kuchipudi dancer, Amrita Lahiri. “I am planning to perform Tarangam, a typical Kuchipudi dance, which will begin with shloka and end with the famous dance on brass thali,” she adds.
Another interesting section of the festival is where artistes from Germany and China will perform Indian classical dance forms. “Sare Jahan Se Accha is not only for popular artistes, but also a platform, where international and lesser-known artistes can showcase their talent,” adds Gauhar.
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