রিষড়া বসন্ত উৎসব ২০২১, organized by Rishra Basanta Baran Parichalan Samity at Rishra Subhash Nagar Play Ground
নৃত্যনাট্য - চিত্রাঙ্গদা অর্জুন - অভিষেক দেবনাথ, সুরূপা - দেবাঞ্জনা মজুমদার, কুরূপা - অন্বেষা মুখার্জী, মদনদেব - অন্বেষা দাস, প্রধান সখী - দেবশিখা ও ইন্দ্রানী প্রামাণিক
Published in 1892, Chitrangada is a dance-drama, i.e. a Nritya-Nāṭya (Bengali: নৃত্যনাট্য) written by Rabindranath Tagore. The drama is based on the story of Chitrāngadā, the mythological princess of the Kingdom of Manipur and one of the wives of Arjuna according to the Mahabharata. Based on a story from the Mahabharata, “Chitrangada” was one of the three dramas, which was the outcome of the poet’s desire to enact stories through dance in his later years and he named them “Nritya-Natya”.Chitrangada’s story is set against the backdrop of Manipur. The King was bestowed with a boon by Lord Shiva that only sons would be born in his family. So when Chitrangada was born, the King brought her up as his son training her in warfare, archery, polity and politics - well-equipped to take over the responsibilities of the King.The play unfolds at a time when Arjun on his 12-year vow of celibacy comes wandering to Manipur and meets Chitrangada, dressed as a man, on a hunting spree with her friends. Considering them to be young boys, Arjun makes fun of their abilities. This enrages Chitrangada and she invites him for a fight but Arjun ignores her. This disturbs Chitrangada as she discovers the woman in her and falls in love with Arjun, only to be refused.
17 сен 2024
