All about beauty, grace

Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene will be performing at the opening ceremony of the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 on November 27. The opening ceremony will highlight the message of the power of a united world. To showcase the same, the ceremony will feature a theatrical production and dance ballet titled The Earth Song. The theme of The Earth Song is ‘oneness of humanity’. 

Created, written and directed by Nupur Mahajan, the production will feature Madhuri as the central character — Mother Earth. She will be joined by 1,100 artists. The show will unfold over five acts during a 40-minute performance with Shiamak Davar choreographing. Ranjit Barot has created the original music score. 

The Earth Song

The Earth Song will show contemporary, classical, jazz, ballet, Afro as also Sattriya, Odissi, Mohiniattam, Kathak. It will also comprise drama, dialogue and original music to deliver a strong message of oneness. The story will be told by Mother Earth. Talking about the choreography, Davar said, “The theme is universal, more so an original production has not been created for an opening ceremony before, which makes this challenging and thrilling. — IANS