Warda Rihab will perform a Manipuri solo dance at a show dedicated to the Indian traditional dance form in the Chayanaut Auditorium today.
The event, evocatively titled “Nupur Beje Jai,” will also feature several other performers from Dhaka and Sylhet. It will be organised by Sadhona.
Warda will perform a 25-minute-long dance piece titled Dashavatar, re-enacting the mythical incarnations of Lord Krishna who appeared on the earth in ten different forms to save it from being destroyed.
The forms include matsya (fish), kurma (turtle), varaha (wild boar), narashima (half man and half lion), vaman (dwarf), parshuram (man with an axe), ram (rational man with a bow and arrow), balaram (man with a plough), buddha (enlightened man) and kalki (young man on a horse with a dagger who is yet to appear).
These eventually reflect the evolutionary nature of mankind.
While talking to the Dhaka Tribune, Warda said: “A performer needs to acquire adequate skills to perform this classical piece. I prepared myself for this through long hours of rehearsal.”
The two-time gold medallist from the Rabindra Bharati University further said: “Manipuri dance is part of my life, my career and obsession.”
Warda is currently involved with Chayanaut as a dance trainer as well as with the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre.