- @Amrapali #img-anno http://www.indianetzone.com/photos_gallery/56/Alkap%20Indian%20Art%20Form.jpg {u'shapes': [{u'geometry': {u'y': 0.12980769230769232, u'x': 0.9533333333333334, u'width': 0.029999999999999916, u'height': 0.09134615384615383}, u'type': u'rect'}], u'src': u'http://www.indianetzone.com/photos_gallery/56/Alkap%20Indian%20Art%20Form.jpg', u'context': u'http://testapp.swtr.us/?code=SBHE9zWOXwjZQynJEkRKaYkeNPQg8T', u'comment': u"Alkap is a rural performance, popular in many places of Bengal, especially in Rajshahi, Maldah and Murshidabad districts, and the Rajmahal Hills in the state of Jharkhand. This is associated with the Gajan Festival of Shiva around the middle of April. The beginning of this form was in the late nineteenth century. It has no written script, but scenarios based on popular love stories, which the actors elaborate with extreme dialogues, breaking up for songs, dances and comic or satirical sketches called Kap. It is a composite performance comprising acting, dancing, singing and recitation. Each Alkap group consists of ten to twelve dancers, under the leadership of a 'Sorkar' or 'Guru'. The group includes two or three 'Chhokras', one or two lead singers called 'Gayen' or 'Gayok'. Also, there remain 'Dohars', the chorus called 'Gayokdol' and instrumentalists called 'Bajnadars'. Alkap performances take place at night on an open stage.\nDomni"} created: Fri, 05 Sep 2014, 05:21 PM UTC