GUWAHATI: Assam is eyeing the highest prize on the 69th Republic Day parade for its tableau on Majuli, which will characteristic the famous mask dance or 'mukha silpi' of the island. The 2014 tableau with Bhupen Hazarika as its theme had won the second one prize on the parade and the Rongali Bihu tableau in 2016 had won the third prize. This will be the fourth consecutive time that Assam is being decided on to show its tableaux on the New Delhi parade.
This year's theme on Majuli got a thumbs up by the ministry of defence after a number of trials. Ten mask performers from Samaguri in Majuli beneath the watchful eyes and course of mask grasp Hem Goswami will likely be vying for the highest prize. "We are rehearsing and working real hard. The mask performance is an intrinsic part of the island culture depicting scenes from the epic, the Ramayana. Sita, Jatayu, Ravan, Bali and Sugriva are some of the characters that the performers will be enacting," stated Khagen Goswami, troop leader.
The tableaux will likely be 48 ft lengthy, 16 ft in height and have a breadth of 14 ft. The 10 performers will render the Bhaona scenes atop this. Sattriya music will complete the island's cultural illustration. "Getting selected by the ministry of defence was a huge challenge. The entire process comprises trials, modifications and meetings. The artists come from a place famed for its tradition," stated JN Senapati of Image Creation, the company associated with the tableaux design.
The performers will have exactly 65 seconds as the flow rolls down the Rajpath to unfurl their local culture and win over hearts.
This year's theme on Majuli got a thumbs up by the ministry of defence after a number of trials. Ten mask performers from Samaguri in Majuli beneath the watchful eyes and course of mask grasp Hem Goswami will likely be vying for the highest prize. "We are rehearsing and working real hard. The mask performance is an intrinsic part of the island culture depicting scenes from the epic, the Ramayana. Sita, Jatayu, Ravan, Bali and Sugriva are some of the characters that the performers will be enacting," stated Khagen Goswami, troop leader.
The tableaux will likely be 48 ft lengthy, 16 ft in height and have a breadth of 14 ft. The 10 performers will render the Bhaona scenes atop this. Sattriya music will complete the island's cultural illustration. "Getting selected by the ministry of defence was a huge challenge. The entire process comprises trials, modifications and meetings. The artists come from a place famed for its tradition," stated JN Senapati of Image Creation, the company associated with the tableaux design.
The performers will have exactly 65 seconds as the flow rolls down the Rajpath to unfurl their local culture and win over hearts.
Majuli mask dancers eye top prize at parade
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January 18, 2018
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