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Raibenshe Dance

Martial dance of strength and unity

Description

Raibenshe is an ancient martial folk dance embodying valor and physical prowess. Traditionally performed by rural youth, it comprises intricate footwork, swift movements, and agile gestures akin to wartime tactics. With origins tracing back to soldierly training, this dynamic dance form symbolizes bravery and strength. Dancers adorned in distinctive attire, welding sticks and shields, enact rhythmic sequences, showcasing martial skills fused with cultural expressions. Raibenshe, a testament to Bengal's martial traditions, celebrates the warrior spirit through its vibrant choreography and storytelling, perpetuating the essence of valorous folklore.

Repertoire

Traditional Discription:

The vigorous rhythmic body movements and acrobatics along with dancing with bamboo poles are the main elements of the dance form. No storylines were followed at Raibenshe shows at the beginning. Musical instruments like Dhol, cymbals etc. are procured from local markets. The costume mainly includes short dhoti tightly wore in a typical Malkocha style and a strip of red cloth tightly knotted around the waist. The artists also put on a pair of foot-bangle on their feet.

Contemporary Discription:

The artists continue their traditional format of dance. Moreover, they have adopted and introduced a new style of acrobatics and a few other elements like showing tricks with sticks, wheels, a ring of fire etc. The costumes have become more colourful and attractive. They use shorts, jerseys and scarves which they get from the local markets. The musical instruments, however, have remained the same.

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Raibenshe Dance

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Sukhchand Majhi

Balance

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Surya Hazra

NA

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Sadhan Sardar

Game(Gymnastics)

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Soma Bittar

Dance

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Sentu Bittar

Raibenshe Dance

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Somersaulting

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Raibenshe Dance, Musician

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Playing with the rings

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NA

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Gymnastic

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Panchkala/Now in musicians part

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all work

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Music( Dhol)

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BANKURA

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Tarun Mete

Gymnastics

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DARJEELING

KALIMPONG

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Dance

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Toton Bagdi

Balance

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NADIA

PASCHIM BARDHAMAN

PURBA BARDHAMAN

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Tapas Majhi

Vault

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Tirtha Pandit

No

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Dhol

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Uttam Majhi

Gymnastics

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DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

DARJEELING

KALIMPONG

MALDA

MURSHIDABAD

NADIA

PASCHIM BARDHAMAN

PURBA BARDHAMAN

UTTAR DINAJPUR

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Village Festival

Raibenshe Utsav has been celebrated for the first time in Burwan in Murshidabad in the year 2017. More than 3000 people from nearby districts attended the Mela.. The visitors were from Kolkata, Krishnanagar and from Murshidabad. It was a treat for the visitors as this was the first time Raibenshe mela was organised. There was an air of enthusiasm among the participants. The artists want the mela to be held every year as they have got the opportunity to showcase their art.

International Visit

A nine-member Raibenshe group led by Gopal Sarkar performed in the 18th edition of 'Colours of Ostrava' in the Czech Republic on 28th and 29th June 2019. This was the first time the rural Raibenshe artists' group have performed abroad.

Raibenshe Folk Art Centre has not been set up yet.

Activity

Advanced training Raibenshe is a folk art that has not only entertained people for ages, but also is is an ancient art form. The art form is practiced by 14 dance groups of Murshidabad, Bardhaman and Birbhum. Due to Covid pandemic most of the artists did not have shows and lacked practice. To energise the artists, and bring back their vitality and to take up new innovations in the artform, a 7-day workshop was conducted from Aug 5-11, 2021, which was attended by 4 Raibenshe groups of Murshidabad district. 56 Raibenshe artists participated at Sathkahoniya, Tepantar theater village of Purba Bardhaman district. Experts like Siddhartha Chakraborty (NSD graduate) and Suman Das (Theatre expert) conducted the training. They learnt the finer aspects of the art of balancing and vaults, techniques to perform with different types of musical beats. Rectifying faults they have improved their skills. During these workshops the Gurus emphasised on individual postures as well as collective movements. The participating artists were of much appreciation of this initiative. Advanced Workshop 1 advance training workshop took place on September 13-16, 2022. 124 participants were present in this workshop at Santakahonia village in Tepantar, Purba Bardhaman focused on improving the facial and bodily expressions of the performers, body movement, dance coordination, composition, choreography and the costumes. The flow of the workshops consisted of the following steps such as demonstration of the performance by the participants, participatory discussions led by the Experts, detailed analysis of the gaps pointed out by the Experts, practice by the participants and final performance by the next generation Raibeshe artists. Gopal Chandra Sarkar and team performed at Victoria Memorial on the occasion of celebration of World Museum Day on May 16.