The Indian Heritage Centre's CultureFest 2020 went into its second weekend with another round of interesting workshops and performances.
The IHC CultureFest had kicked off with its first-ever digital launch on September 5 followed by an eclectic line-up of programmes revolving around the epic Indian literary work – The Ramayana.
From September 5-20, #ihcculturefest is bringing audiences various cultural showcases via its Facebook page.
Also watch: Indian arts through the lens of Ramayana: A sneak peek of CultureFest 2020
In the past week, the variety of evening shows lined-up by IHC has included Ramayana in the Limelight and the Ramayana Retold Series: Motherhood, Warriors in the Making, The Wedding and The Mountains which was followed by The Golden Deer on Friday evening.
Omkar Arts portrayed Maaricha the Rakshasa who transforms into a golden deer in Ramayana Retold: The Golden Deer. National Parks of Singapore provided a beautiful backdrop for this performance.
Rama and later Lakshmana head into the forest to capture the deer as per Sita’s desire and Ravana appears disguised as a Sanyasi begging for alms.
The music of popular Indian band Agam and the vocals of its lead singer Harish Sivaramakrishnan grab attention from the first beat of the music.
The frisky golden deer with its prancing steps becomes the next focus, but the best bit was when the sage spins into Ravana.
Omkar Arts' stirring dance story starts on a joyful note with Rama and Sita in the forest and ends on the grim note of her capture by Ravana.
Watch the full performance by Omkar Arts on the Indian Heritage Centre Facebook page here.
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Check out the schedule and catch all the exciting events and programmes lined up for the 6th edition of the IHC CultureFest via Facebook from September 5-20.
