Word: ghungrooã
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...production was readily apparent, as was the overwhelming talent brought to the stage by a number of the performers. In the opening number of the evening performance on Friday, classical dancers wore ankle bells—the “ghungroo?? that gives the show its name. In this dance known as Mallari, the performers’ stomping provides their own musical accompaniment, revealing the athleticism and strength necessary for many acts in the production. The following number, a Marathi folk dance, combined male and female dancers and humorously...
...Ghungroo?? itself is the name for sets of bells worn on the ankles in traditional Indian dance, and thus it was appropriate that this instrument be featured in the first act of the show, a classical dance called “Arabhimaanam.” Accompanied by traditional vocal and instrumental music, the dance combined storytelling with graceful dancing, and served to open the audience up to the heritage of Indian dance, essentially providing a background with which to judge all that would follow...
...cast of performers share as remarkable a fusion as the styles they bring together, and director Bianca Mahmood ’06 cites this as Ghungroo??s biggest strength...
Like many of her fellow performers, Sur brought to Ghungroo a wide range of talents that were explored in one of Ghungroo??s diverse forums. A one-time singer for the Opportunes, Sur collaborated with Om L. Lala ’06 on the moving original song “Oceans Apart,” which the pair co-wrote and performed with guitar and violin accompaniment by Arjun Kumar ’04 and Sonali Palchaudhuri...
...Ghungroo??s commitment to commemorating its alumni and their achievements is an honorable feat. It appears that maintaining a close-knit community among participants is one of the show’s foremost goals—and achievements...