Rabindranath Tagore University is launching a new initiative this year under Vishwarang, titled “Vishwarang Experience”. As part of this, the world-renowned musical presentation “The Manganiyar Seduction” will be staged at Ravindra Bhavan. Presenting Rajasthan’s folk and Sufi music traditions with contemporary theatrical expression and a distinctive stage design, the performance will offer a special cultural experience for audiences in Bhopal.
The special presentation will be directed by noted theatre director and writer Roysten Abel. Under his direction, 40 artistes from Rajasthan’s Manganiyar community will present their unique musical performance on stage. The Manganiyars are artistes associated with Rajasthan’s rich traditional music heritage, and their music carries deep influences of folk, devotional and Sufi traditions.
The most distinctive feature of “The Manganiyar Seduction” is its unique stage format. The presentation will feature 33 illuminated compartments on stage, in which the Manganiyar artistes will perform. As the music progresses, the lights in these compartments glow one after another, and different artistes join the performance with their voices and instruments. With the collective performance of 40 artistes, the stage creates a blend of music, light and visual structure that becomes a unique visual and musical experience for the audience.
The traditional melodies of Rajasthani folk music, combined with the depth of Sufi music, make this presentation even more special. The sounds of traditional instruments including the kamaycha, khartal, dholak and morchang, along with the artistes’ singing, will bring Rajasthan’s folk-cultural heritage to life. In this presentation, music will not remain only an experience to be heard; through light and stage design, it will also be felt as a visual experience.
Vishwarang director Santosh Choubey said, “Vishwarang has always sought to connect Indian languages, literature, art and cultural traditions with a global platform. ‘Vishwarang Experience’ is an extension of this idea, through which we want to bring India’s diverse folk traditions to audiences through modern stage experiments. Through ‘Manganiyar Seduction’, audiences in Bhopal will experience Rajasthan’s rich folk and Sufi music tradition in a form that also brings together theatre and visual art in a remarkable way.”
Through “Vishwarang Experience”, Rabindranath Tagore University aims to further widen Vishwarang’s literary and artistic scope while connecting Indian folk and cultural traditions with the contemporary stage. The presentation of “The Manganiyar Seduction” at Ravindra Bhavan will offer audiences in Bhopal a memorable cultural experience as a confluence of music, culture, theatre and visual art.
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