ANANYA – A WEEKLONG
FESTIVAL OF INDIAN DANCE
AT PURANA QILA
Delhi will witness
a unique festival of Indian Classical Dance – ANANYA – the Unparalleled,
featuring India’s premiere dance groups in each of the seven major
Indian dance forms. The festival is being presented by Ministry
of Tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and
Forests and Delhi Tourism is being held at the Purana Qila monument
in New Delhi from the 23rd to the 29th October,
from 7.00 PM to 8.15 PM daily.
The uniqueness of
this presentation is that the dancers will be virtually interacting
with the monument – giving a feel of a dialogue with the heritage
monument and site specific choreography highlighting the monument
and the given dance form. One dance form will be showcased each
evening.
This festival is
being done as one of the official cultural programmes of the Conference
on Climate Change being held in Delhi on the same days where nearly
4000 foreign delegates are expected to attend. The visiting foreign
dignitaries would be able to witness - the richness of Indian
Classical Dance forms at one of India’s major heritage sites,
which will be richly lit highlighting the beauty and aesthetics
of both monument and the form. To enable the delegates to reach
the site-deluxe coaches will be plying from Vigyan Bhawan every
evening to the Purana Qila. A brochure highlighting the various
Dance forms and their origins and write-ups on each dancer would
also be distributed at the time of check in at the Hotels.
"Our rich culture
is an integral part of our heritage and this is the first of the
series of initiatives taken by Indian Tourism to bring alive the
monuments through cultural programmes. We are determined to give
a complete Indian feel t our tourists through innovative cultural
events like these" says Shri Jagmohan, Minister for Tourism and
Culture.
ANANYA will feature
dancers like Pandit Birju Maharaj (Kathak), Bharati Shivaji (Mohinattam),
Madhavi Mudgal (Odissi), Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan (Kathakali),
Swapanasundari (Kuchipudi), Priti Patel (Manipuri) and Leela Samson
(Bharatanatyam).
