By Shaheen P. Parshad - Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Transcending borders with soulful performances that tug on the intellect, the heart and the soul with equal force, Indian and Pakistani artistes will once again converge on a common platform during the week-long ‘Saanjh-2006’ to be organised by Amritsar-based Punarjyot in collaboration with Rafi Peer Group from Lahore.
The event to be held from October 25 to 31 will see Sufi singers and folk dancers from both the Punjabs perform together, apart from the screening of award-winning classical movies and documentaries from both sides of the border. Pakistani singers and musicians like Allah Ditta Lonawala, Papu Sayin, Goonga Sayin, Rafaqat Ali Khan, Sayin Zahoor and the Jat Brothers will share the stage with Indian performers like Lakhwinder Wadali and Kathak exponent Shri Balakrishnan.
The event also aims at rejuvenating traditional theatre by staging a nautanki presented by the Rafi Peer Group. Punarjyot director Manveen Sandhu said while song presentations by Pakistani singers would deal mainly in Sufi music, the Nautanki Road Show would reflect the traditions and cultural values of the rural Punjab.
“The Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop has developed a musical play in Punjabi with a dramatic format designed in a nautanki format. Two story tellers run the show, which serves as a media tool to reach the audience on a mass level,” she said. She added that apart from that, the show would also feature traditional dance performances like giddha from Punjab and kalbeliya from Rajasthan. ‘Loona’, directed by Kewal Dhaliwal of Manch Rangmanch, will also be staged on this occasion.
A film festival showcasing some of the classical award-winning films and documentaries from India and Pakistan will be the highlight of the event.
‘Sufi soul — The mystic music of Islam’, a documentary by Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore depicting Sufism’s finest nuances and Salmaan Peerzada’s award-winning feature film ‘Zar Gul’, a portrayal of political corruption and oppression in contemporary Pakistan, will be screened too.
Five classics directed by great Indian director Satyajit Ray will be screened in Lahore for the first time during the film festival. Among the five will be ‘Ghare Baire’, ‘Aguntak’ and the all-time favourite ‘Pather Panchali’.
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‘Saanjh-2006’ : transcending borders
By Shaheen P. Parshad - Chandigarh Newsline - Chandigarh,India
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Transcending borders with soulful performances that tug on the intellect, the heart and the soul with equal force, Indian and Pakistani artistes will once again converge on a common platform during the week-long ‘Saanjh-2006’ to be organised by Amritsar-based Punarjyot in collaboration with Rafi Peer Group from Lahore.
The event to be held from October 25 to 31 will see Sufi singers and folk dancers from both the Punjabs perform together, apart from the screening of award-winning classical movies and documentaries from both sides of the border. Pakistani singers and musicians like Allah Ditta Lonawala, Papu Sayin, Goonga Sayin, Rafaqat Ali Khan, Sayin Zahoor and the Jat Brothers will share the stage with Indian performers like Lakhwinder Wadali and Kathak exponent Shri Balakrishnan.
The event also aims at rejuvenating traditional theatre by staging a nautanki presented by the Rafi Peer Group. Punarjyot director Manveen Sandhu said while song presentations by Pakistani singers would deal mainly in Sufi music, the Nautanki Road Show would reflect the traditions and cultural values of the rural Punjab.
“The Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop has developed a musical play in Punjabi with a dramatic format designed in a nautanki format. Two story tellers run the show, which serves as a media tool to reach the audience on a mass level,” she said. She added that apart from that, the show would also feature traditional dance performances like giddha from Punjab and kalbeliya from Rajasthan. ‘Loona’, directed by Kewal Dhaliwal of Manch Rangmanch, will also be staged on this occasion.
A film festival showcasing some of the classical award-winning films and documentaries from India and Pakistan will be the highlight of the event.
‘Sufi soul — The mystic music of Islam’, a documentary by Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore depicting Sufism’s finest nuances and Salmaan Peerzada’s award-winning feature film ‘Zar Gul’, a portrayal of political corruption and oppression in contemporary Pakistan, will be screened too.
Five classics directed by great Indian director Satyajit Ray will be screened in Lahore for the first time during the film festival. Among the five will be ‘Ghare Baire’, ‘Aguntak’ and the all-time favourite ‘Pather Panchali’.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Transcending borders with soulful performances that tug on the intellect, the heart and the soul with equal force, Indian and Pakistani artistes will once again converge on a common platform during the week-long ‘Saanjh-2006’ to be organised by Amritsar-based Punarjyot in collaboration with Rafi Peer Group from Lahore.
The event to be held from October 25 to 31 will see Sufi singers and folk dancers from both the Punjabs perform together, apart from the screening of award-winning classical movies and documentaries from both sides of the border. Pakistani singers and musicians like Allah Ditta Lonawala, Papu Sayin, Goonga Sayin, Rafaqat Ali Khan, Sayin Zahoor and the Jat Brothers will share the stage with Indian performers like Lakhwinder Wadali and Kathak exponent Shri Balakrishnan.
The event also aims at rejuvenating traditional theatre by staging a nautanki presented by the Rafi Peer Group. Punarjyot director Manveen Sandhu said while song presentations by Pakistani singers would deal mainly in Sufi music, the Nautanki Road Show would reflect the traditions and cultural values of the rural Punjab.
“The Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop has developed a musical play in Punjabi with a dramatic format designed in a nautanki format. Two story tellers run the show, which serves as a media tool to reach the audience on a mass level,” she said. She added that apart from that, the show would also feature traditional dance performances like giddha from Punjab and kalbeliya from Rajasthan. ‘Loona’, directed by Kewal Dhaliwal of Manch Rangmanch, will also be staged on this occasion.
A film festival showcasing some of the classical award-winning films and documentaries from India and Pakistan will be the highlight of the event.
‘Sufi soul — The mystic music of Islam’, a documentary by Daniel Abdal-Hayy Moore depicting Sufism’s finest nuances and Salmaan Peerzada’s award-winning feature film ‘Zar Gul’, a portrayal of political corruption and oppression in contemporary Pakistan, will be screened too.
Five classics directed by great Indian director Satyajit Ray will be screened in Lahore for the first time during the film festival. Among the five will be ‘Ghare Baire’, ‘Aguntak’ and the all-time favourite ‘Pather Panchali’.
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