Alkap
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Part of a series on the |
| Culture of Bengal |
|---|
 |
| History |
|
Mythology and folklore |
| Cuisine |
Genres Institutions Awards |
|
Music and performing arts Folk genres Devotional Classical genres Modern genres People Instruments Dance Theater Organizations People |
Alkap (Bengali: আলকাপ) is a Bengali folk dance popular in the districts of Murshidabad, Malda and Birbhum in West Bengal and Chapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi in Bangladesh.[1] It has also spread to the adjoining areas of Jharkhand and Bihar such as Dumka and Purnia.[2]
Form
Alkap is an amalgamation of music, dance and theatrical presentation. An alkap group of ten to twelve performers is led by a sarkar (master) or guru (leader) and includes two or three young men called chhokras[check spelling], one or two gayens or singers, dohar, choristers, and musicians. Alkap is presented in five parts: Asar Vandana, Chhora, Kaap, Baithaki Gaan and Khemta Pala. The programme is a reflection of rural society and puts the focus on the prevailing socio-economic condition of the rural masses.[1][2]
In popular culture
Syed Mustafa Siraj's novel Mayamrdanga is about an Alkap team.
References
- 1 2 Ahmed, Wakil. "Alkap Gan". Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Sudkhor". The Telegraph, 18 July 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), Volume III, First Edition, Prakash Bhawan, Page 69.
| Cuisine |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance |
| ||||
| Music |
| ||||
| Handlooms and handicrafts |
| ||||
| Observations and festivals | |||||
| Arts | |||||
| Other | |||||
| Society |
|  | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion |
| ||||||||
| Culture |
| ||||||||
| Folk culture |
| ||||||||
| Others | |||||||||