Press Release
Dated : February 26, 2019
EMBASSY OF INDIA
DOHA
Embassy of India, Doha is organising a Contemporary Dance Performance by Dishaa Creative Dance Group, led by Ms. Basu Sharma. The event will be an amalgamation of several Indian dance styles and will be enacted by a troupe of 12 performers.The Dance Group has structured its performance around six themes, in six parts named “Aura”, “Elements”, “Two shades”, “Mohe Rang Do Laal”, “Jugalbandhi (fusion)” and “Holiya me ude gulaal”.
The dance piece “Aura” highlights the significance of spirituality in our lives with performance fusing together yoga movements and Indian contemporary dance. “Elements” depicts fire and water elements . The “Two Shades” piece brings into picture the two sides of life. “Mohe Rang Do Laal” celebrates the festival of colour through Kathak dance. “Jugalbandhi” is a fusion of dances highlighting the cultural diversity of India. The event ends with a Rajasthani folk dance in “Holiya me ude gulaal” performance.
Given that the event provides a glimpse of India’s rich cultural heritage, it would be a fitting tribute to the immense diversity that India offers and also to the links between India and Qatar in the field of culture and music.
The event is being organised as part of the ‘India-Qatar Year of Culture 2019’ celebrations, at the Ballroom, St. Regis Hotel, on 21st February for local dignitaries, Diplomatic Corps and on 22nd February for the larger Indian Community at the Auditorium of DPS MIS School.
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