Ilina Shah and fellow Chhandika Youth Ensemble member performing at the Foundation for Metro West

Performing Rangmach, a convocational piece choreographed by Pandit Chitresh Das. This piece invokes the 3 deities: Bramha, Vishnu and Maheshwara. The creator, preserver and destroyer. The second piece is - Malkauns Tarana, and it is composed and choreographed by Pandit Chitresh Das. A tarana is an abstract piece of dance which explores fast footwork, rhythmic patterns, sharp movements, and pirouettes called chakkars. This particular tarana shows the movement of the peacock throughout the piece.