Indian mythological tales regale Egyptian audience
THE TROUPE HAS PERFORMED IN OVER 60 COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE, BUT IT IS THEIR FIRST PERFORMANCE IN EGYPT
CAIRO: Vanashree Rao and the Dance Project wooed the audience during their performance titled Dramatic Tales from Indian Mythology at the Cairo Opera House as part of the Indian performance at the Nile cultural festival.
The troupe, which is a collective of leading Indian artistes of Kuchipudi dance, led by Vanashree Rao, brought alive tales of Indian mythology through their dance compositions.
“Our performance is suitable here because Egypt has a common ancient history like India,” Vanashree said.
The troupe has already performed at the Cultural Palace in Port Said, Ain Shams University, Cairo and Main Hall, Cairo Opera House. Their next performance will be at Sayed Darwish Theatre in Alexandria on April 23.
In her performance, Vanashree used three Indian traditional dance styles: Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam and Chhau.
“People will understand that story because it’s about good and evil and deals with emotions. It’s drama. We tell stories so that people understand through actions,” she said.
The troupe has performed in over 60 countries across the globe, but it is their first time in Egypt.
Moutushi Majumder, a dancer from the group said that the troupe has been preparing for their Egypt visit for the past six or seven month.
“Each one of us is doing different role so it took a long time to train on that,” she said.
Dr S Vasudevan, a Bharatanatyam dancer, said the act is like a beautiful journey. “Dramatic tales has been a wonderful journey. It is a result of good research by Vanashree Rao,” he said.