As the white autumn clouds floated in, blooming lotuses smiled upon stretches of waterbodies lining lush fields of Kaash flowers, Calcutta Broadway geared up to bring to the global audience, yet another thought-provoking musical-theatre extravaganza -- Maa Ashbei!
Calcutta Broadway, the brainchild of Global IT visionary Bikram Dasgupta, in a span of one year since its launch, had brought many ‘firsts!’ From the first ever Free Broadway Health Card for performing artistes taking care of their medical needs, to the first ever Feed the Poor project spanning whole of India during the Lockdown-Migrant Labourer crisis, to Support the Bauls of Bengal initiative and even books like ‘Biliti Chhara’ and Kabyageeti of ‘Baneer Bina,’ Calcutta Broadway ‘Redefined’ the very concept of Broadway, through the nostalgia of our beloved ‘City of Joy’ and amalgamating various creative platforms on one stage.
Despite COVID-19 pandemic and global economic downturn, threatening lives and livelihood, Maa came that year too, lighting up homes, from high-rise to slums, from streets to by-lanes!
Maa Durga, the epitome of strength, positivity, creativity ushered in a new dawn with Calcutta Broadway’s unique performance Maa Ashbei! She came as the annihilator of all evils, death and disease.
Bikram Dasgupta through Calcutta Broadway planned to invoke that Positive Power of the Divine Mother through the unique ‘Maa Ashbei online show,’ reaching out the creative thoughts of performing artistes of Bengal to the global audience as well as supporting artistes in dire conditions due to the pandemic.
All ticket sales of Maa Ashbei 100% went for the benefit of back-stage theatre technicians, fledgling musicians, young performing artists, who were in difficulties due to the pandemic. The sale of tickets was ONLY FOR THEM. They have been entertaining us for years with their performances, then was the time to stand by them and support them. Bikram Dasgupta’s philanthropic mission, thus toucheed upon their lives through Maa Ashbei.
Maa Ashbei captured the Broadway concept where music, dance, recitation and theatre merged on the same stage, through a story-telling format. Yes, the programme was indeed unique with well-known singers Kaushiki Chakraborty, Iman Chakraborty, Sounak Chattopadhyay and Sagnik Sen singing to the Percussion orchestra of Tanmoy Bose and the beat of dhaak by famous Gokul Das Dhaki. The dance choreography by Sharmila Biswas and troupe along with Neelay Sengupta and theatrical performance by none other than artistes of Nandikar, will surely mesmerize the audience. Samya Karpha’s Chandi Path will invoke the Divine Mother. The music arrangement has been done by Prattyush Banerjee and Pradyut Chatterjea and direction by Sourya Deb.
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