Ballet ends India's 50th anniversary

Ballet ends India's 50th anniversary

JAKARTA (JP): The India Club Jakarta will present a ballet of
festivals to close celebrations here for the 50th anniversary of
India's independence.

The ballet will be open to the public free of charge and will
be held at the auditorium of Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said,
South Jakarta, tonight.

It will start with the celebration of Ganapati Chaturti, the
first festival kindling the festival season and initiated then by
freedom fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Others include Janmashtami,
marking the birth of Lord Krishna, Diwali, the festival of
lights, and Holi, of spring and colors.

Choreographers are dancers Vijayshree Choudhury, Rekha Rao,
Sharmila Mazumdar and Uttara Ravimohan. Music will be performed
by Lali Sengupta and Akhtar Hussein.

As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of India's
Independence, a dance was also performed Tuesday at Erasmus. The
dance, performed by Leela Samson, a renowned Indian dance
exponent, was organized by the Embassy of India. (ylt)