Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kutch Chhau (Chhau)
The correct answer is Kutch Chhau (Chhau). - Chhau dance is a traditional dance form performed by men from Eastern India that enacts episodes from epics including Ramayana and Mahabharata.
- The main objective of this dance form is to celebrate martial arts.
- Chhau dance can be classified into three divisions based on the place it is performed; Mayurbhanj Chau of Odisha, Seraikella Chau of Jharkhand, and Purulia Chau of Bengal.
- Chhau dance is intimately connected to regional festivals, notably the spring festival Chaitra Parva.
- While the performers wear amazing masks in Jharkhand and Bengal, the dancers in Odisha don’t necessarily wear one while performing.
- Music flows in the form of percussion instruments like ‘Dhol’, ‘Nagara’ and wind instruments like ‘Shehnai’.
- Performing Chhau requires tremendous stamina and strength as the energy levels maintained throughout the performance are pretty high.
- The dance is performed at night in an open space to traditional and folk melodies, played on the reed pipes mohuri and shehnai.
- The reverberating drumbeats of a variety of drums dominate the accompanying music ensemble. Chhau is an integral part of the culture of these communities.
- It binds together people from different social strata and ethnic backgrounds with diverse social practices, beliefs, professions, and languages.
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