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Karlsruhe India Summer Fest in Germany

Biren Kalindi, Anil Mahato2019

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Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Performance of Chau dance drama at Karlsruhe India Summer Fest in Germany where they visited as part of the Incredible India programme. The Chau dancers were invited twice to this Festival, in 2018 and 2019. For each show, a 5 member rural artist team travelled to Karlsruhe.

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  • Title: Karlsruhe India Summer Fest in Germany
  • Creator: Biren Kalindi, Anil Mahato
  • Date Created: 2019
  • Location: Purulia
  • Subject Keywords: Chau, Dance, Tribal, Purulia, Artists, Bengal, Festival, Mask Dance, Masks, UNESCO, ICH
  • Rights: Banglanatak.com
  • About the craft: Chau is an acrobatic mask dance form from Purulia district of West Bengal. Colourful masks, rhythmic drum beats, powerful acrobatic movements and somersaults are characteristics of the Purulia Chau. The traditional dance is performed at open spaces at the rhythm of various kinds of traditional musical instruments that include Dhol, Dhamsa, Charchari, Tikra and Nagara, Mahuri, Sanai and Flute. The stories are traditionally based on mythological tales. The dancers wear colourful masks representing particular gods, goddesses, demons, monsters and various animals such as lion, tiger, bear, monkey, etc. Chau Dance features on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.
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