Colours of the East

Art does���nt have any language nor does it have any religion or culture of its own.
However people who understand and love art are bonded in a strange but beautiful way. Recently we saw the same at Jawahar Kala Kendra when artists from North East India came to perform at a three-day dance festival titled Poorv Uttar Ke Rang. ���Since traditional dances are based on various occasions be it festivals or seasons, they are enjoyed round the year.They even act as a bridge between various cultures and this is the reason why we chose to invite performers from the eastern part of India to our state in order to reassert the cultural bonding,��� said Asha Singh, director general of Jawahar Kala Kendra.
Impressive Performance: The event saw participation of six states namely Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim and Mizoram. In fact, the programme was a composite musical show that saw the performances of 150 artists dressed in their traditional bests. Among all of the, Assamese artists stole the show as they performed on the musical pieces of Sattriya classical and Bihu dance. However, the audience at the open theatre was also mesmerised by the sounds of traditional musical instruments played by Nagas and Manipuries.