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Katha E Vritrari is a poignant dance drama that blends the rich tapestry of mythology with the pressing global issue of climate change. We serves as a that the wisdom of the past can guide us in addressing the challenges of the present and the future.

The dance drama begins with a captivating portrayal of an ancient myth from Indian mythology – the battle between Lord Indra, the God of Rain, and the formidable dragon-demon, Vritra, who had captured the waters of the world. Through the style ofour dance and music, the audience is transported to a mythical era where gods and demons clash in an elemental struggle for control over water and the environment.

As the mythological story unfolds, we have tried a seamlessly transitions from the past into the present world. People's lives are disrupted as they face the consequences of environmental degradation.

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“Chandalika” is a dance drama written by Rabindranath Tagore, and it tells the story of a young girl named Prakriti who is treated as an outcast in society because of her lower caste. One day, a Buddhist monk comes to her village and asks for water. Prakriti, who is forbidden to touch the monk because of her lower caste, feels conflicted but eventually gives him water. The monk blesses her and tells her that she is no longer bound by her caste.

This script based on ‘ A TESTIMONY OF EQUINIMINITY ‘ – SAMATVA. The concept of ‘SAMATVA’ is equality, balance, or equanimity and the context of spiritual practice to describe a state of mind where one is free from attachment to desires and emotions, and sees all beings as equal. We explore themes of caste discrimination, societal norms, and the power of human connection. The dance drama features a fusion of classical Indian dance and contemporary movements, set to instrumental music presentation for the general mass.

Through the dance drama “Chandalika”, the audience is taken on a journey of self-discovery and the breaking down of social barriers. It showcases the importance of treating all individuals with respect and dignity, regardless of their background or social status.

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Being an avid dance institution, in search of creativity a unique experimental work……Chhau of Puruliya mainly took all our attention.

A culture rises above the mountains …. leading a race and the seer can behold the confluence of traditions of others mountains other own folklore with a religious theme.

Unity in diversity by unique types of masks with acrobatic dance, gives them a unified identity with symphony and harmony of being equal.

The essence of ecstasy leading to the quest for humanism….is the true spirit of the Chhau….

Rigorous study about them and intensive field work help to manifest an imaginative script where the concept “me” within us when we feel solace in “we”. Thus, “Khonj”-a quest to find out who I am, ends with a bonding of humanity above all races……somewhere we are all equal…all together…

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Rasa abhinaya is a production based on 9 rasa or emotions of our daily life. In our presentation where the narrator is explaining the emotion through Uday Shankar style Dance with an essence of kathakali. This is a dance drama where nine emotions or Rasa are expressed. Navrasa includes are Shringara (love/beauty), Hasya(laughter), Karuna (sorrow), Raudra (anger), Veera ( heroism/courage), Bhayanaka (terror/fear), Bibhatsya (disgust), Adbutha (surprise/wonder), and Shantham (peace or tranquillity).

In Indian aesthetics, the Rasa or emotion directly comes from the soul. As we all know, the dance expresses the soul. Performing art is not the primary goal unless it touches the individual in the audience into another parallel reality full of wonder and bliss. The essence of emotion is crafted here with musical and dance depictions.

The Presentation Rasa Abhinaya starts with a group of young women who were getting ready together and giggling among themselves when suddenly they witnessed a deer who was shot down by a bow by someone and was suffering in pain dreadfully. While they were trying to save the deer, a demon arrives at the scene of which all women got terrorized and ran away getting scared and as an addition of climax, a group of young men arrives there and hunts down the demon. The group of women fell in love with the bravery of these men resulting in the creation of a romantic ambience on stage. The dance drama ends with a peaceful chant which depicts that all’s well that ends well.

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Chetona is an adaptation of the literary masterpiece “Kalmrigaya”, a dance drama written and composed by Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore.

This is the story of the guilt-ridden King Dashrath, who recalls the cursed day the most. His passion for ruthless hunting, by mistake, took the life of the innocent Rishikumar Sindhu, son of the Blind sage residing in the jungle. Therefore, the bereaved blind sage out of extreme anger and anguish cursed the king where in life he will be deprived of parenthood. This musical dance drama depicts the entire story of the day when this mishap happened. The lovely innocent Rishikumar, pranced through the jungle, dancing with the deer, grew up under the lap of Mother Nature and the beautiful forest fairies. He had learned the values of life, principles and education from his blind father. Once upon a horrid evening, the sage was thirsty and the little Rishikumar left for the river to get water for his father. The dark clouds covered the sky, the forest shrieked with pain as if to convey a premonition of death. King Dashrath heard the sound of lapping water and mistaking the Rishkumar to be a Deer drinking water, shot his venomous arrow in that direction. The arrow pierced through the innocent boy who died leaving his blind father alone. The sage was furious and a curse fell upon the pleading King. The king was not forgiven and the curse came true when Ram, Laxman and Sita left Ayodhya and went to exile for 14 years. The use of brilliant lights, the performance of amazingly talented Hritaalians, the montage of the events and the high emotional titillation makes Chetona a must-watch.

This has already been awarded numerous times. It was also performed in Uday Shankar Nrityotsab 2019, Rabindra Sadan. (Kolkata)

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The concept of “Bansuri” is a Dance-drama enactment of the life of Lord Krishna purely based on Uday Shankar Style. As to everyone, Bansuri symbolises Lord Krishna. The tune of Lord Krishna’s “bansuri” enamoured everyone, so wanted to have such magic through our presentation over the audience. The script was planned as both Krishna Lila and rasa Lila are displayed with their own grace at the perfect demand of the story.

The first scene started with the celebration of the birth of Little Krishna. This eighth avatar of Vishnu has been born in Mathura. Then gradually with growing years, the Putana daman to Kalika daman story goes on. His journey starts with an adored little boy who fought against many dangerous evil powers and saved the lives of his fellow villagers of Gokul. Then he transforms into the mischievous lover boy madly in love with his beloved Radharani and everything is stringed together according to the situation and expressions with the help of some beautiful songs. With his adieu to his dreamy life at Mathura he entered into the real world and that’s where our colourful recital ends.

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