Kathak exponent Rani Khanam gives an ode to the mehfil of Nawabs

Kathak exponent Rani Khanam recently presented Mehfil-e-Safarnama at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This dance performance featured numerous themes in Kathak, Gayaki, royal court poetry, etc.
This unique production depicting the time period of theMehfil of Nawabs till the mid-19th century was choreographed and performed by Rani Khanam herself.The performance in two verses combined the subtle bhav batana abhinaya style with Lucknow adayegi dance aspects of kathak and Gayaki such as Ghazal, Thumri, Bandish, Dadra, and so on. Rani Khanam was accompanied by Sahbaaz Khan on tabla, Nasir Khan on sarangi and vocalist Shuheb Hasan, among others.

The event was attended by industry stalwarts like renowned Indian Kathak dancer Guru Shovana Narayan, Indian Bharatanatyam artiste Rama Vaidhynathan, Amrender Khatuwa, former High Commissioner of India to Argentina, Ivory Coast, Former Secretary (Special Assignment) at the Ministry of External Affairs (India) and former DG of the ICCR, Amir Raza Hussain, International Play Director, Sindhu Mishra, ex-deputy secretary, Sahitya Kala Parishad, Rishi Vashist, Director CCRT and Temsunaro Jamir, Director, National Gallery of Modern Art.