Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, Mar, 19
Natrang organised two mega cultural shows entitled ‘Colors of Jammu & Kashmir’ at Sunderbani and Samba. Designed and directed by Padamshree Balwant Thakur, these mega cultural shows featured over 150 artists. In addition to the showcasing of the varied contemporary and traditional performing art forms of Jammu and Kashmir, these mega cultural shows featured the celebrity performances by Shivjot Singh (Internationally aclaimed Punjabi Singer of Pilazzo fame), Suraj Singh (Mega Awardee of SAA REE Gama) and Anmol Jaswal (Indian Idol). Witnessed by mammoth public gathering these mega cultural shows were sponsored by 126 Bn (Sunderbani) and 173 Bn (Samba) of Border Security Force. Both the shows were anchored by prominent artists of the atate Anil Tickoo and Sanjeev Gupta respectively.
Describing about the concept of these shows Natrang Director Balwant Thakur informed the efforts were made to offer a mixed bag of presentations ranging from the tradition to contemporary and pure to the popular to massive crowds. The major attraction was the item celebrating which was aunique cultural album of Jammu and Kashmir showcasing the variegated variety of different colors, 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 was artistically blended with each other so as to present their harmony and co-relation. Starting with vibrant Kashmiri ‘Rouf’, the programme transported the enormous audiences to a most rejoicing journey of the state of Jammu & Kashmir, unfolding spectacular dance traditions of Kashmiri, Dogri, Gojari, Pahari, Bhadarwahi, Balti and Ladakhi cultures.
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.
This presentation also represented the vision of the new generation of the artists of Jammu & Kashmir who are not only reviving the wonderful dying artistic expressions in their own way but also strongly believe in integration of the state through cultural and artistic initiatives.
