Page 15 - Mann Ki Baat - English May 2022

Friends, a few days ago, I had Performing Art. Because of that,
gone to Japan. Amid many different hues are seen in his
of my programmes, I got a work. Performers from Indonesia,
chance to meet some wonderful Thailand, Malaysia and Japan
personalities. I want to discuss make it more attractive through
about them with you in ‘Mann Java dance, Balinese dance, Thai
Ki Baat’. Though they belong to dance. The special thing is that,
Japan, they harbour amazing in this, each performer speaks
attachment and love for India. in his mother tongue and the
One of them is Hiroshi Koike ji, who choreography very beautifully
is a well-known Art Director. You displays this diversity, and the
will be very happy to know that diversity of music makes this
he has directed the Mahabharat production more lively. Their
Project. This project was started aim is to bring to the fore the
in Cambodia and has been importance of diversity and co-
going on for the last 9 years. existence in our society and
Hiroshi Koike ji performs every what peace should really be
task in a very different way. Every like. Besides them, the other two
year, he travels to one country in people I met in Japan are Atsushi
Asia and produces parts of the Matsuo ji and Kenji Yoshi ji. Both
Mahabharat with local artists and of them are associated with
musicians there. Through this TEM Production Company. This
project, he has done productions company is associated with the
and given stage performances Japanese Animation Film based
in nine countries including India, on Ramayana that was released in
Cambodia and Indonesia. Hiroshi 1993. This project was associated
Koike ji brings together artists who with Japan’s very famous film
have had a diverse background director Yugo Sako ji. About 40
in Classical and Traditional Asian years ago, in 1983, he came to

‘The Mahabharat Project’ directed by Hiroshi Koike
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