With
elaborate sets, lavish costumes, and skilful dancers– the
production is a celebration of the creative minds of Vindhya
Persaud and her sister Simantani Persaud.
The
first Persaud is a doctor by profession, the second an attorney.
However, they are an indelible link to the Guyana Hindu Dharmic
Sabha, of which their father, Reepu Daman Persaud, one of
Guyana’s longest serving Parliamentarians and politicians, is
President.
Naya
Zamana started as a dance and drama show organized and
choreographed by Vindhya. After two years, the Dharmic Nritya
Sangh in Prasahd Nagar, could no longer accommodate the crowds and
hence the decision to move to the National Cultural Centre.
Vindya
is the main choreographer for the Indian spectacle, while
Simantani designs all the costumes – and that’s a lot!
The
programme was so good for the eleventh production that, through to
popular demand, an improved version was put on again.
For
the 12th production, the cast is made up of 60 members, junior and
senior.
As
is usual, a story line is created to move the production. This
year, it traces the trials and joys of taking a dance studio from
a production in Georgetown to the international stage.
The
production knows intimately of what it takes to take on the
international stage, with Naya Zamana having been staged twice in
North America, and cast members performing at last year’s
Caribbean Festival of Arts.
The
styles of dance will be a fusion of classical, folk, modern and
creative.
Naya
Zamana 12 stages on August 18 and tickets are still available.
