Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 30: Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ministry of External Affairs under its Horizon Series presented outstanding contemporary dance presentation “Rythmic Moves in Spring” before jam-packed audiences here at IIIM Auditorium here.
On the occasion, Shantmanu, Divisional Commissioner was the chief guest.
Young dancers of Trance Dance Academy kept the audience spellbound with their innovative dances choreographed by talented Amit Dubey.
With 16 dancers on stage, Amit Dubey’s ‘Rhythmic moves in Spring’ featured three segments of performances which included one Indian and two in Western styles.
In the first act, ‘Freedom from the dark’, the dancers attempted to explore some of the human emotions through tight practiced but free spirited dance expressions. This followed a narrative dance act, searched within it for images that specifically evoked rescue.
The programme concluded with Indian contemporary Dance. In this brave attempt, they highlighted yet another narrative gravitating towards themes of human emotion of Hope, Loneliness, Love and Joy. It was a mixture of Indian as well as contemporary body vocabulary, which all can relate to as per their understanding of Indian culture and music.
The dancers who featured on stage included Amit Dubey, Hemant Gurung, Gagan Manhas, Varun Sharma, Prince Sharma, Daksha Gupta, Kartik Jalotra, Manya Mahajan, Samarth Mahajan, Parth Mehra, Padma Yangchan, Tanvi Raina, Sunny Gurung, Nishtha Mahajan, Justin Khatra and Sidarth Bhathia.
Earlier, Regional Director of ICCR Jammu, Balwant Thakur presented the welcome address.
The programme was anchored and conducted by Sanah Mengi, whereas light and sound were looked after by Mohammad Yaseen and Ankush Lakhnotra.
Among others present were RC Puri, Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Jammu, Dr Surjeet Singh and Bodh Raj.
Follow our WhatsApp channel