About The Event
Mudra Dance Festival is a thematic dance festival held around International Day (29th April) every year. After having themes like motherhood, bhakti poetry and colors, Mudra 2016 is woven around the influence of animals and their movements in dance. From Nandi, the vehicle of Lord Shiva, to the tribal goddess Manasa, Mudra 2016 promises a treat for all story lovers in the city. Through various dance forms and martial arts presented by some of the most talented young performers of today, the festival will delve deep into the theme by unearthing new stories and creating new movements.
A unique presentation of a Bengali folk tale on the tribal goddess Manasa in Kathakali and paintings inspired from the traditional Patachitra paintings of Bengal to be presented by Probal Gupta, a performer, choreographer and research scholar, who is also a disciple of the legendary Kathakali exponent Sadanam Balakrishnan. The story describes the conflict between a Shiva devotee, Chand Sadagar, and the tribal goddess Manasa and her struggle to attain the status of divinity.
A unique presentation of a Bengali folk tale on the tribal goddess Manasa in Kathakali and paintings inspired from the traditional Patachitra paintings of Bengal to be presented by Probal Gupta, a performer, choreographer and research scholar, who is also a disciple of the legendary Kathakali exponent Sadanam Balakrishnan. The story describes the conflict between a Shiva devotee, Chand Sadagar, and the tribal goddess Manasa and her struggle to attain the status of divinity.
