A sufi report

They say that among all other human beings, kids are the closest to God's heart but ever given a thought that why do they usually like to play the game of turning around themselves and sing the song of marry-go-round. It is just one of the ways of reaching to the Creator that the Sufis follow. NCPA's weekend festival today discussed such simple ways for introducing Sufism to the common man. The festival kicked off with a documentary presentation on Sufism and the performing arts presented by the noted cultural activist Amrit Gangar. Short films like I named her Angel by Nefin Dinc from Turkey, Rumi:Turning Ecstatic by Tina Petrova and Stephen Roloff from Canada, Rumi: Poetry of Islam by Houchang Allahyari and Tom-Dariusch from Austria and give me your love by Nameera Ahmed from Pakistan were screened at the festival. Sufism has a universal impact on the performing arts, particularly dance and music, but goes beyond to become the performing art of living in peace, love and tolerance. These short films made an attempt to evoke the pluralistic aspect of performing arts. Gangar said, "this is the first Sufi documentary festival in the city and so I am trying to explain Sufism in simple language so that the masses understand this philosophy right from the basic.Documentary talked about Sema an act of active meditation that is achieved by whirling. The basic intention of Sema is to search the Creator of this universe; it brings the huge rise in emotions. Though the result of this meditation is not immediate still a sweet tiredness and satisfaction is attained that at least the search has been started. A short film on Ney an instrument used by Sufis to practice Mevlana music was the most liked movie. This flute like instrument made by marshald tree emerged in Turkey. The Ney players believe that after playing this instrument their spirit takes the wings and flies to the infinity. The interesting fact about playing techniques of Ney is just blow the sound huh in the instrument and in response it will give a very soothing sound.
Rabab a kind of a string instrument from Persia and most of the string instruments from India like Sitar, Sarangi, Santoor are also used in Mevlana music. Gangar also said that though all these art forms do not belong to India still there are various art forms in this country that represents Sufism. All the Artistes like Haji peers, Mangniyar singers from Rajasthan, Warkaris from Maharashtra, Kathak dancers who blend the mysticism of Sufism with classicism of Kathak and perform on qawallis and Kabir's and Amir Khusrao's poems, Dalit's from Punjab, qawalli singers are spreading the message of Sufism in India. The second session of this festival showcased Fana's: Ranjha Revisited, a dance theatre piece by Navtej Singh Johar and Sufi singer Madan Gopal Singh. This dance theatre piece was the fusion of two archetypal narratives from North and South India. The northern story talks about the predominant Sufi love legend from Punjab Heer Ranjha put together with Kutrala Kuravanji, a dance drama from Tamil Nadu in which a gypsy predicts of the heroine Vasantvalli's destined union with Lord Siva. Fana juxtaposes the two texts without a fixed flow of narratives and fixed characters or characterisations. Hence during their performance Ranjha becomes Lord Siva and Vasantvalli becomes Heer. The choreography of this dance drama remained contemporary by having dance forms like Bharatnatyam, Chhau and physical theatre.

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