On 17th February, Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, in collaboration with Shri Shri Kamlabadi
Satra Majuli, Assam, performed in the gracious event, “Sattriya Sansriti Sangram, held
in the Sadbhavna Auditorium of Daulat Ram College, Delhi University. It was a beautiful
celebration of dance and culture in this pious event. The event saw a lined sequence of
thoughtful speeches by the senior members of the Sattriya community, followed by
the cultural programs, which showcased the traditional folk drums of Assam, played by
the artists. After the magnificent musical drum piece, Kathak Kendra presented its two
beautiful choreographies.
The performance was initiated by Kathak Kendra’s repertory artists, Sonam Chauhan, Aditi Bhardwaj, Rohit Pawar, Krishna Dutt Tripathi, Neeraj Parihar and Abhay Maharaj, who first, presented the composition, “Swagatam”, composed and choreographed by Guru Rani Khanum, and then concluded their performance with the choreography “Sargam”, composed and choreographed by Guru Rajendra Gangani.
After Kathak Kendra’s repertory, there was a presentation of an amalgamation of
Kathak and Bharatanatyam, composed and choreographed by Guru Abhimanyu Lal,
called, “Maatribhoomi”. The Kathak artists for “Maatribhoomi” were Varsha Dasgupta,
Swasti Jha, Ankita Dutta, Dikhsha Thapliyal and Shubhanshi Jain, who are the present
and pass-out disciples of Kathak Kendra, trained under Guru Abhimanyu Lal. The
Bharatanatyam artists, Priyanka Rawat, Soumya Nandal, P. Vaishnavi, Saranya Warrier
and Varsha Chand, were from Ganesh Natyalaya, a Bharatanatyam institution founded by
Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan, now led by Guru Rama Vaidyanathan
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