#Kathak exponent Vidha Lal presented Colours of Fire

Kathak exponent Vidha Lal presented Colours of Fire – A Kathak Group Choreography by Kathak Duet Vidha Lal & Abhimanyu Lal on 21st September 2104 at Kamani Auditorium. Fire……agni, is the most illuminating and the alluring element out of the five building blocks of nature.

 The Chief guests of the event were Mr. Suresh Goel & Mr. C.R. Gharekhan. The guests present at the event were dancer Rama Vaidhyanath,  Manjushree Chatterjee, Krishna Mohan Mishra, dancer Rachna Yadav, Swaransh Mishra, Geetanjali Lal and many more…

Like every sustaining particle on earth, it has its own boon and bane. As boon, its presence instills a feeling of auspiciousness, warmth, creativity and energy. On the same front, it also carries some strings of bane. It is always said that, ” too much of anything is always harmful.” you ignite the fire a bit too much and it is all set to consume you.  If it provides light for the vision, it can also take away the vision itself. Inspired by these natural nuances of fire, the choreographer Kathak Duet Vidha & Abhimanyu Lal brings forth the different colours of fire, depicting its different moods and meanings. The choreography is bloomed up by invoking the vibrations of fire with the agni gayatri mantra and agni suktam from rig veda.

It is hard to name the colour of fire in one single attempt, as it is not a single colour. But, it is the outcome of many colours. Here, is how the choreographer attempts to distinctly introduce the different colours of fire-   yellow, orange, red , black and then fuse them together to create a bang of energy.

Orange– a lot of percentage of fire is instantly connected with the colour of orange. It is definitely a maneuvering shade of fire, but not the most captivating one. It does draw a lot of attention than the other colours, but there is still one colour of fire which is above all..

Black– one automatically links black with mystery as well as a symbol of minimal or may be termination. Black naturally brings in the effect of residual, its whirling outcome, the ashes. This colour shows a way towards end but introduces a lot of prefixes and suffixes to the revolving term- agni, taken from the 140 names of “agni” two chhandas of 7 beat and and 8-beat time cycles have been taken , weaving various rhythmic patterns to show the mysterious mood of blue-black shade of fire..

Red– this colour itself lets our imagination flow towards compassion and sootheness. For this the choreographer takes the support of the quotes by sant kabir-“biraha jalati main phiroon, moh birahan ko dukh, chhaanh na baithun, darpati, mati jal uthe bhookh !!……i am burning in the fire of separation. I wander here and there, but my heart can’t find rest, i can’t even sit under the shadow of any tree, as the tree itself will catch fire from me. I can’t have even that much rest ”.

This colour is certainly extravagant but the least consuming and yet capturing like a tinge of melody woven along with it.

Yellow- this colour of fire is the most captivating and vigorous shade of all. It wraps around the rest of the colours. But at the same time it is the strongest because it has the rest of the colours penetrated within itself to become the strongest one.

To show the dominating nature of this shade, the dancers perform in tremendous speed showcasing various parans, bedam tihaayees and breath taking spins.

These four colours mingle amongst themselves and in outcome, they produce a beautiful aura formulating into fire.

About Vidha Lal

Vidha Lal, a multi-faceted Kathak exponent is a disciple and daughter-in-law of renowned guru and Sangeet Natak Akademy awardee Smt. Geetanjali Lal of Jaipur gharana. Vidha has emerged as a rising star in the field of Kathak. She is an empanelled artist of Indian council for cultural relations (ICCR) and ‘a’ graded artist from Delhi Doordarshan. Vidha has earned great acclaim in the media and from connoisseurs for her brilliant solo performances in India and abroad. She has received Sri Krishana Gana Sabha endowment award 2010, Chennai. Made a Guinness world record for taking most numbers of Kathak spins (103) in one minute in 2011. Nrityajayantika award, 8thDevdasi National Award2013, KalpanaChawala excellence award 2013. Shri Jaidev Rashtriya Yuva Pratibha Puraskar 2014

About Abhimanyu Lal

Abhimanyu Lal, son and disciple of renowned guru Smt. Geetanjali lal is recognized as one of the most accomplished Kathak dancers. The splendour of his brilliant solo performance has earned him applause both in India and other parts of the world. Hailed as a bright star in the firmament of Kathak, Abhimanyu has received acclaim as a dazzling dancer by the media and connoisseurs of arts. He has been awarded Shri Krishana Gana Sabha endowment award and Nritya Jayantika award. He has performed at the highest level in India and abroad. Presently he is teaching faculty at Kathak Kendra New Delhi.