'Shadharon Meye': A tribute to Tagore
Solo recital by Nima Rahman
Ershad Kamol
Reciting selected poems by the Nobel laureate poet, actor-recitor Nima Rahman paid homage to Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 146th birth anniversary. After a gap of five years, Nima performed in a solo recitation programme titled Shadharon Meye at the Shaokat Osman Memorial Hall, Public Library on May 11.Tagore's poems, featuring different emotions of women, were recited by Nima. The recital was accompanied by violin, flute and tabla. Her voice modulation was apt according to the dramatic elements in the poems -- slow at times and picking up tempo when needed. Based on the themes of the poems, clippings were projected on the cyclorama (the curtain used on the backstage). The major flaws of the presentation however, were: Nima sometimes fumbled and at times she under played the theme. The performance began with a recitation of the devotional poem Amar matha nato kore dao hey, the first poem from Tagore's Nobel-winning Geetanjali. One after another she recited Ami tomari matir konya, Shadharon meye, Nirjhorer swapno bhango, Shomoy hara, Ami Chitrangada, Shamanya khoti, Brishti porey tapur tupur, Hariye jaowa, Mon-e porey, Africa, Shondhya o probhat, Banshiwala, Borshar din-e and Ek ganye. Moreover, Nima Rahman presented two English poems -- Light my light and When the heart is hard and parched -- verses translated by Tagore. The high point of Nima's performance was perhaps, recitation of Shomoy Hara accompanied by rhythms of tabla. Recitations of Shamanya khoti and the romantic poem Borshar din-e were also enjoyable. Nima also recited a poem titled Paribar-er chalchitra by Swapnomoy Chakraborti, in which the poet narrates the upbringing of a girl in a surrounding, influenced by Tagore's literature. During the end of the performance, Mita Haq sang a few verses by Tagore (also included in Swapnomoy's poem) and Nima recited those lines. Incorporating Mita's vocals with Nima's recitation was quite interesting.
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Nima Rahman performs at the event. PHOTO: STAR |