Passengers at the international airport here will get a unique treat -- a chance to witness Indian danceforms as part of a five-day long festival of contemporary and classical dance.
Pandit Jai Kishan Maharaj, son of Pandit Birju Maharaj, whose dance troupe Birji Maharaj Parampara has choreographed and will perform the dances, inaugurated the extravaganza at Terminal 3 of the Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL) on Wednesday evening.
The range of performances include classical genres like Kathak and Bharatnatyam as well as regional dance forms including Haryanvi, Kalbelia, Chhau and Dandiya.
"This is the first time that any airport in India has undertaken an initiative of this kind to promote classical dances," said DIAL CEO, I Prabhakara Rao in a statement today.
"This is just an extension of our long connect with Indian culture which is manifested all over the airport and especially at Terminal-3. Events like this also signify that travelling out of Delhi Airport is not merely catching a flight but an experience that one carries home," he said.
15/11/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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Pandit Jai Kishan Maharaj, son of Pandit Birju Maharaj, whose dance troupe Birji Maharaj Parampara has choreographed and will perform the dances, inaugurated the extravaganza at Terminal 3 of the Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL) on Wednesday evening.
The range of performances include classical genres like Kathak and Bharatnatyam as well as regional dance forms including Haryanvi, Kalbelia, Chhau and Dandiya.
"This is the first time that any airport in India has undertaken an initiative of this kind to promote classical dances," said DIAL CEO, I Prabhakara Rao in a statement today.
"This is just an extension of our long connect with Indian culture which is manifested all over the airport and especially at Terminal-3. Events like this also signify that travelling out of Delhi Airport is not merely catching a flight but an experience that one carries home," he said.
15/11/12 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
