ওয়াশিংটন বাংলা রেডিও Washington Bangla Radio USA

Kolkata, May 28 (IBNS): The charms of Tagore's songs ans poetries mixed up with American modern dance and touches of Bob Marley’s song creating a mesmerizing ambience in the city on Friday night as the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore  was marked at Kolkata’s American Center.

American Center and Kolkata Sanved presented a dance and choreographic narrative that interpreted Tagore as a champion of women’s empowerment.

The performers of Kolkata Sanved who use dance and movement to heal, empower and rehabilitate survivors of trafficking and violence, touched the hearts of audience with their colourful movements and presentations.

Titled  as ‘Antorer Anandaniketan…..The Inner Light’, the debut performance of the group at the American Center was influenced by American Modern Dance.

The presentation revolved around the famous Bob Marley song “No Woman, No Cry” which in turn is woven with American lyrics and Tagore compositions to bring out the universality of the theme and making the event an enchanting one for all the audience present there at the hall.

“This is an absolutely a different kind of dance form. This reflects our feelings and and emotions and I feel that dance is the best medium to showcase the inner emotions most powerfully,” Srija Debnath, one of the dancers who performed, told IBNS.

The two day event that commenced from Thursday displayed various photographs and letters chronicling Tagore’s stay in US.

On Thursday night, the visitors were enchanted by Tagore’s songs which were played on instruments like the flute, guitar, mandolin and violin involving students and research scholars from Jadavpur University and young professionals.