London: To see is to believe but to see people who cannot see dance their way into the hearts of Brits is simply unbelievable.
A group of visually-impaired dancers from Bangalore, invited to the region by Kalapremi, an organisation devoted to art and celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, have defied all odds and are busy enthralling audiences in north-east England. The group, called Articulate, is on a 17-day tour to the region and has thrilled students at Greenland Junior School in Stanley in County Durham in their very first performance. "The children really enjoyed it. I think they were a little wary at first, just because they hadn't seen anything like this before, but by the end they were full of it," School teacher Kathryn Graham told the local media. The event, showcased for the students, aimed at not only introducing the children to the Indian dance form but also instilling in the young minds, the idea that disabled and able-bodied people can work together in harmony in a variety of challenging situations. The ten highly trained dancers, five of whom are visually impaired, learnt the complex choreography by using a "touch and feel" technique, where they touch the hands and feet of their teacher to imitate the various postures. "The dancers just love to dance. They would like to show the world that given the chance, able-bodied and disabled people can work together in true harmony," Mysore Nagaraj, artistic director of Articulate, said. -PTI Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm September 21 &22!! To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
