LAHORE, Nov 22: The World Performing Arts Festival continues to draw spectators at the Alhamra Cultural Complex with its multi-coloured performances in dance, music, films, theatre and puppet shows.

On the fourth day on Tuesday, a dance troupe from India held the audience spell bound with its splendid performance of Bharata Natyam.

It was performed by Purva School of Bharata Natyam which is a leading dance institute in Baroda (India). The troupe which has demonstrated its talent in several countries, gave a consummate show, presenting various aspects of the dance with body and foot movements.

The audience also appreciated ‘Dance of East’ by Helene Erikson who has studied dance ethnology at the University of California.

‘The Path’ by Deeply Rooted Dance Company urged the audience to aspire to a high level of consciousness and reach new heights in the development of their inner balance. With its nimble footwork and hand movements, the performers enacted several sequences to express their massage.

In the music category, Orlek Slovenia, a group from East European country of Slovenia played a mixture of rock-n-roll and folk punk polka rock. Due to a variety of instruments being played spontaneously it ranged into ethnic folk music.

Noori of Pakistan also performed on the occasion. The band has gradually evolved from a one-man show.

‘The Core’ from Norway is probably one of the most energetic and rough jazz bands at the moment which draws spontaneous applause from an appreciative audience.

The Core was launched in 1999 at the jazz academy in Trondheim in Norway. Here the quartet, consisting of Steinar Raknes on double bass, saxophone-player Kjetil Moster, pianist Erlend Slettevoll and composer and drummer Espen Aalberg, musically fell in love.

Another group to show its skills was ‘Cankisou’ from Czech Republic. Cankisou, established in 1999, is influenced by Arabian, African and Balkan music.—APP