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Jamshedpur, March 26: The love of art has brought together 400 artistes from all over the country to the steel city.
Exponents from various fields have come here for the 26th All India Multilingual Drama, Dance and Music Festival that began last evening.
About 11 states are participating in the cultural event organised by Amateur Artistes’ Association of Jamshedpur (AAAJ).
“The event is not only a plethora of art forms, it also provides a platform to bring all the talents together on a single stage. Twenty-six years ago, the association was established with the aim to bring uniformity among the diverse language speaking people and provide a platform to connect,” said B.N. Lal, the secretary of Amateur Artistes Association of Jamshedpur.
The event that is being held at Sonari Community Development Centre is a potpourri of folk, classical, semi-classical and western dances and songs. Classical, bhajan, ghazal and western songs, string and other instruments and drama would be staged at the cultural gala.
The first day witnessed 70 performances with artistes from Jharkhand, Bihar, Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Assam pouring in.
Divided into three categories — junior (5-12 years), senior (13-18 years) and open (19 years and above) — the event would provide the much-needed impetus to young talents. “We perform in our state but this festival has given us a chance to meet new people, learn their art forms and understand their culture,” said E. Helen Devi from Leimbrai Arts and Cultural Association, Manipur.
“Performing here has made us understand Jharkhand better. There are so many tribes with their culture, folk and tribal art forms that I would like to learn,” said Renuka Tripathy, a Bharatnatyam dancer from Bhilai.
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