Unique exhibition to bring art alive as a composite whole

A confluence of music, dance and art in the form of a mobile installation seeks to create a holistic cultural experience.
Titled 'Ehsaas' ('Feeling'), the exhibition will see 31 top classical dancers, musicians and painters participating in a multimedia presentation of art, design, music, dance, handlooms, literature, film and a clothing line.
Paintings by artistes such as Alka Raghuvanshi, Shridhar Iyer, Niren Sengupta, Manisha Gawade and Sanjay Bhattacharya will be displayed.
The clothing line includes sarees, unisex stoles and ties, which have been especially designed from scratch for 'Ehsaas'.
The show has been put together by Raghuvanshi.
"All art must be perceived and experienced as a composite whole. This is what I've been trying to do, even through my writings. No art can survive in isolation. It has to work with the other art forms," Raghuvanshi told PTI.

"Which singer does not get turned on with the idea of a performance? Which dancer can say the music does not turn him on? And when it comes to theatre, those artistes are affected by music, sound, light and movement - that is a composite whole, if you really look at it," she added.

The show will also have a special appearance by Pandit Birju Maharaj, along with dancers Uma Sharma, Madhvi Mudgal, Shaswati Sen, Shovana Narayan, Sharon Lowen and Prathibha Prahlad, among others.
The musicians who are part of this exhibition are vocalist Madhup Mudgal, santoor exponent Bhajan Sopori, Dhrupad maestro Wasifuddin Dagar, singer Radhika Chopra, classical vocalists Meeta Pandit and Savani Mudgal, santoor player Abhay Sopori, theatre and television artiste Suneet Tandon.

Theatre artist Rajesh Tailang has made a film on 'Ehsaas', which has added another aspect to the show.
The film will be shown in many places including the National Gallery of Modern Art and in cities Bengaluru, Chennai and Bahrain's Manama over the next few months.
"I wanted to bring as many artists from all walks of life together to be a part of one thing and it has come out beautifully together," Raghuvanshi said.
'Ehsaas' opens September 2 at India Habitat Centre's Stein Auditorium.