Members of the Apsara Dance Troupe in action

They’re back! On Wednesday, the APSARA dance group will offer a revamped performance of its successful show last held on May 23rd last.

This new performance is called “Apsara Reloaded” and will be at the National Culture Centre (NCC).

According to Producer/Director Chandini Ramnarain, the name was chosen because many of the dances from the last sold-out performance have been re-fitted and improved and additional and new dance forms have been added with new backdrops and sets to complement them.

Padmini Rambalak, the reigning Miss Guyana India Worldwide, and also a senior dancer of the troupe, told the Guyana Chronicle, “The dances from the last show were extremely well-received but we felt that there was more we could have done for our audience; so we’ve reloaded our arsenal to produce the best performance we possibly can”.

The NCC audience will also again get to see the gorgeous, graceful, flawless dancer Kiran Mattai in action. Her sheer perfection in delivery combined with bursting energy is a spectacle of pure pleasure.

Marcia Akeung, one of the group’s senior dancers, said, “Apsara specialises in contemporary classical dance forms where the basics of Indian Classical dances are used as a springboard to evolve a modern and unique vocabulary. We have classic Indian, Latin, fusions and other dance forms. There is something for everyone”.

Another senior member of the group is Lucria Rambalak, the 2nd runner-up in the recent Miss Guyana Universe pageant, and the winner of its “People’s Choice” and “Miss Photogenic” awards.

The audience can expect performances that would be “marked by stunning costumes and beautiful choreography,” she assured fans.

Guyana has come to be accustomed to typical dance theatre, which focuses on dance from a particular region; but Apsara goes beyond this and instead finds its influences from various parts of the world to create its special choreography.

One of the major motivating factors for holding another performance was the sheer demand for tickets for the last show.

“The tickets for the show in May seemed to go like hot cakes and were completely sold out in a few days,” the Producer said.

She added: “The demand was so great that we simply could not let our audience down. And, we’ve also gotten a wonderful opportunity for us to fine-tune our performance in even greater detail for it to surpass our previous shows”.

Ramnarain, along with a team of choreographers, including the Rambalaks, Mattai and Akeung, all of whom are classical and contemporary dancers, intends to mesmerise the audience with a production that crosses language and geographical barriers.

The troupe is promising a performance bigger, better, brighter and bolder than anything that went before.

The show starts at 20:00 hours sharp, tickets cost $1500, $1,200 and $1,000 and are available at Budget Supercentre & Pharmacy – Lusignan, N&S Mattai, National Cultural Centre, King’s Jewellery World, Gizmos and Gadgets, Bhagwan’s, Broadway Fashions and the Feed Shop – Kitty.