Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 29: ICCR Jammu presented a spectacular dance bonanza ‘Bouquet of Diverse Cultural Flowers’, here this evening at Abhinav Theatre.
The presentation was supported by J&K Academy of Art Culture and languages (JKAACL). Sushma Chauhan, Director, J&K Tourism, Jammu, was the chief guest on the occasion.
The programme ‘Bouquet of Diverse Cultural Flowers’ was a unique cultural album of Jammu and Kashmir which beautifully exhibited the variegated variety of different colors, rhythms, costumes, design patterns and artistic expressions through the varied traditions of the dances of J&K.
This amazing bouquet of rarest dance traditions beautifully unfolded the mesmerizing artistic expressions of this part of the world. Each dance presentation despite being different from the other was in rhythm and artistically blended with each other so as to present their harmony and co-relation.
The programme opened with traditional ‘Kud’ of Jammu region which is popular in the hills of Reasi, Udhampur and Kathua where the rural folk perform this to please local deities and afterwards transported the audience to Kashmir and enlivened the vibrant Kashmiri ‘Rouf’ which is performed during EID and other festive occasions.
Following this, the programme took the audiences to a most rejoicing journey of the State, unfolding spectacular dance traditions of Kashmiri, Dogri, Gojari, Pahari, Bhadarwahi and Ladakhi cultures.
The programme culminated with the presentation of a mega group dance ‘Unity in diversity of J&K’, exclusively designed and composed to portray the harmony and the cultural co-existence of the people of J&K.
Appreciating the mesmerizing presentation of ICCR, the chief guest complimented the Regional Director ICCR for conceptualizing a composite programme which beautifully represents the entire cultural diversity of the State of J&K.
The presentation was choreographed by Rakesh Kumar Kona and the artists who gave engrossing performances representing different regions of J&K include Sunny Mujoo, Vinay Sultan, Ankush Bhasin, Anil Sharma, Nikhil Manhas, Roshan Sarmal, Ronit Mishra, Taksin Sambiyal, Geetanjali Khajuria, Jyoti Kumari, Saloni Verma, Sadhvi Verma, Deepali Sharma, Khushi, Simran Kaur, Mona, Kajal Manhas, Simran Chauhan, Razia Akhter, Ruchika Khajuria, Neeshu Pandita and Meenakshi Thakur.
The show was anchored by Anil Tickoo whereas the lights were executed by Suraj Ganjoo and Neeraj Kant.
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