Rangpuhar dance and music ensemble to perform here

Rangpuhar, a dance and music ensemble headed by Ms. Shubhra Bharadwaj, will perform at the Kularatne hall, Ananda College, Colombo, 10 on Sunday, January 25 at 6.30 p.m.

They will also perform at Dharmaraja College in Kandy on Tuesday, January 27 at 6.00 p.m.

The troupe's visit to Sri Lanka is being sponsored by the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to celebrate the 60th Republic Day of India.

Established in 1993. Rangpuhar Performing Arts is a Mumbai based organization recognized by the Indian Council for Cultural relations (ICCR) and Sangeet Natya Academy. It creates (produces and directs) shows for events, festivals and sporting ceremonies and has created shows in more than 30 countries with its artists. In the recent years it has worked on various projects nationally and internationally.

Some of the ensemble's prominent recent projects include shows at the Commonwealth Youth Games, Pune (2008) National Dance Festival, Seoul, Korea (2007); Opening and Closing Ceremony of the 4th World Military Games in Hyderabad and Mumbai (2007), Microsoft Vistas launch, Mumbai, (2007); International Film Festival of India, Goa (2006); Opening ceremony of Doha Asian Games, Qatar (2006); Edinburgh International Festival, UK, (2004); Olympic Flame handing over ceremony, Athens (2000).

For Invitations for the performances, contact the Indian Cultural Centre, No. 133, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo - 04.