\u201cNupur Bejey Jaye\u201d at Chhayanaut<\/strong>
\n<\/a>Shadhona (Centre for Advancement of South Asian Culture) held the 9th instalment of their bi-monthly dance programme \u201cNupur Bejey Jaye\u201d at the main auditorium of Chhayanaut in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on July14. Artistes from the troupes — Kalpotoru and Dhriti — also performed at the event.
\nUnder the title, \u201cBanglar Nritya\u201d, the show predominantly featured the time-honoured folk\u00a0dances of the\u00a0country. Choreographed by Amit Chowdhury, artistes of Dhriti kicked off the event with \u201cKrishnakala\u201d. A lathikhela (dancing with sticks) performance by students of Kalpotoru followed. Sabbir Ahmed Khan Biju choreographed the piece.
\nChoreographed by Amit Chowdhury, a Santali dance to the tune \u201cLaal Paharer Desh-e Ja\u201d was performed by Eti, Mohona and Himu of Shadhona. Tahmina Anwar Anika staged a dynamic dance to a Shah Abdul Karim song Maya Lagaichhey\u201d. Another choreography by Amit, set to the Santali tune \u201cChandra Jagichhey\u201d, was presented by students of Dhriti.
\nShammi Aktar danced to a Bhawaiya number \u201cO Mui Na Shono\u201d. The dance was choreographed by Arpita Shome. Eti, Mohona and Himu, along with artistes of Kalpotoru, performed a wedding dance that was choreographed by Biju.
\nFeaturing her own choreography, Arpita Shome brilliantly danced to the ever-popular folk song \u201cJe Jon Premer Bhab Janey Na\u201d. Youngest members of Kalpotoru performed a puppet-themed dance. Three veiled girls as puppets seemingly added a new dimension to the traditional art form popularised among urban children by artist Mustafa Monwar. The performance was choreographed by Biju.
\nThe highlight of the event was a martial dance, called \u201cRaibeshey\u201d. It is believed that during the reign of Raja Protapaditya (of Jessor region), there were around 52000 ‘Raibeshey’ who performed this dance to boost the morale of soldiers. Aside from playing the Bangla dhol, dhuli (dhol player) Shafiq produced a series of bol during the performance. Amit, Bju and Arpita choreographed the much-appreciated piece.
\nLubna Marium, general secretary of Shadhona, emceed the event.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNupur Bejey Jaye\u201d at Chhayanaut Shadhona (Centre for Advancement of South Asian Culture) held the 9th instalment of their bi-monthly dance programme \u201cNupur Bejey Jaye\u201d at the main auditorium of Chhayanaut in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on July14. Artistes from the troupes — Kalpotoru and Dhriti — also performed at the event. Under the title, \u201cBanglar Nritya\u201d, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[532,199,896,5260],"yoast_head":"\n