The Moha Mudgar: A Dance Drama Presented by the Gandhi Memorial Center and the Embassy of India in 1995

Srimati Kamala, President of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation, gives an introduction to the newly digitized version of the recorded performance of "The...

Srimati Kamala, President of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation, gives an introduction to the newly digitized version of the recorded performance of "The Moha Mudgar" presented in honor of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by the Gandhi Memorial Center and the Embassy of India at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on July 14, 1995.

Welcome by Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Ambassador of India
Address by Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady of the United States
Introduction to the Moha Mudgar by Srimati Kamala, President of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation.

The “Moha Mudgar”
A Dance Drama presented by the Gandhi Memorial Center

Produced and Directed by Srimati Kamala
Choreography by Jayantee Paine-Ganguly
Choral Direction by Jeffrey Bauer

“There is but one Reality that permeates thee and me and all beings.Rise above the consciousness of separation, and realize thyself in all and all in thee.”

—Shankaracharya

Text read by Siddhartha Shankar Ray
Narration read by Maya Ray

Staff for “Moha Mudgar”

Consultant - Supriya Dutt
Costumes - Snigdha Paine

Dancers: Enjoli Twinkle, Bhambri, Debika Bhattacharya, Jinia Bhattacharya, Carline Condil, Rekha Dolas, Jogabrata Majumdar, Jaya Mathur, Sukanya Mukherji, Shvetha Murthy, Jayantee Paine, Melee Pal, Savitha Pal, Baisakhi Roy, Srabanti Roy, Aradhana Venkatesan, Priya Viswanath, Shoba Viswanath

Instrumentalists:

Amiya Banerjee - Harmonium
Jeffrey Bauer - Keyboard and Piano
Katy Bauer - Flute
John Bell - Flute, Esraj
Supriya Dutt - Tanpura
Srimati Kamala - Sitar
Lawson Knight - Sarod, Manjira and bells
Debu Nayak - Tabla

Vocalists: David Balasundaram, Keya Naomi Balasundaram, Rema Balasundaram, Amiya Banerjee, Jeffrey Bauer, Russell Bauer, Shirley Bauer, Steven Bauer, Jeff Daniels, Fred Dixon, Supriya Dutt, Marica Perez, Nirupama Rao, Pam Supanick