The evening was dedicated to the core values of Sapphire which believes in transmitting and transferring knowledge, transforming lives and transcending art as  a form and tool of empowerment not as a conflict to the past but carry it forward as a treasure to rediscover the future as a continuous and conscious effort of everyday practice like a perpetual workshop.

The evening spoke about ‘Legacy’ which is often not referred in the context of Contemporary dance and is hardly recognized as this form is all about exploring the newness which is ever changing. But here we share the repertoire of nearly 3 decades by different generations of dancer in Sapphire and in a way comment on the ‘sameness’ and the ‘uniqueness’ of each performance with the changing bodies!

Dance and visuals came together as a narrative to speak about ‘owning’ and ‘disowning’ of the body and what it is to embody a ever changing idiom of Contemporary dance. Whether it creates a ‘belongingness’ or a ‘gharana’? And whether each time when you take a new path, somewhere you also look back or revisit all those left behind as a trace in your mind and body to experience the ‘new’.

Inaugural address was given by senior Board Member Ratnottama Sengupta followed by our Chief Guest Dr. Manosi Roy Chowdhury, Co Chairman of Techno India Group and Co-Chanceller of Techno India University and Mr. Debashish Kumar , Member of Legislative Assembly, Govt of West Bengal.

Our special guest Honorable Counsel General of Australia in Kolkata Ms. Rowan Ainsworth also said about the unique relationship of India and Australia and how we should foster more artistic exchanges between the two countries.

The evening ended with a symbolic cake cutting ceremony involving all the dance lovers, dignitaries, patrons, board members, media and the likes who were part of the evening.

Credits:

Concept and Direction: Sudarshan Chakravorty

Choreography: Dibyendu Nath, Koushik Das, Ankita Duttagupta, Sylvester Mardi, Prosenjit Dutta & Sudarshan Chakravorty

Light Design: Dinesh Poddar

Performers: Ankita Duttagupta, Manju Ray Dutta, Pallavi Saha, Sayantani Mukherjee, Sushmita Dey, Sumita Bhattacharjee,,Dibyendu Nath,Koushik Das, Soumen Banerjee, Rupesh Mukherjee, Bijoy Sharma, Sumitava Saha, Prosenjit Dutta, Ranajoy Poddar & Sudarshan Chakravorty