Excelsior Correspondent
LONDON, Oct 26: Grand finale of the programme ‘Celebrating Diversity’ conceived, designed and directed by Balwant Thakur, a presentation of Natrang Jammu was held here today at the auditorium of Nehru Centre, Indian High Commission, London as a part of ongoing Jammu Kashmir Festival in London.
The spirits of the artists of Natrang Jammu were so high that they kept the audience spellbound with their highly energetic performance which received thunder applauds repeatedly from the global audience. Welcoming the august gathering, the Deputy Director of Nehru Centre, London Vibha Mehdiretta informed that Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has 37 centres world over like Nehru Centre in London and ICCR takes pride in hosting Jammu Kashmir Festival at its London centre.
Natrang Jammu’s programme was a unique cultural album of Jammu and Kashmir showcasing the variegated variety of different colours, rhythms, costumes, design patterns and artistic expressions through the dances of J&K. This amazing bouquet of rarest dance traditions beautifully unfolded the mesmerizing artistic traditions of this part of the world. Each dance presentation despite being different from the other in rhythm and pace has been artistically blended with each other so as to present their harmony and co-relation.
The programme culminated through the presentation of a mega performance ‘Unity in diversity of J&K’, exclusively designed and composed to portray the harmony and the cultural co-existence of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The artists who received appreciation of one and all included Rahul Singh, Gauri Thakur, Shazia Batool, Sunny Mujoo, Nikhil Manhas, Ankush Bhasin, Jyoti Kumari, Bindia, Aarti Slathia, Naina Sharma, Saloni Verma Simran Kaur and Rakesh Kumar Kona. The lights and sound of the show Celebrating Diversity was designed and executed Mohd Yaseen.
Later, prominent dignitaries who graced the occasion were also felicitated by the curator/director of the Jammu Kashmir Festival Lakshmi Kaul. They included Bob Blackman, Member of Parliament of Harrow East, UK, Srinivas Gotru, Director, Nehru Centre, London and Balwant Thakur, Regional Director ICCR, J&K.
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