Click to play videoThrissur: A choreography based on a famous poem on Christ's life, was staged in Thrissur. What's new is that Christ's life was depicted by blending elements of Mohiniattam and Bharatnatyam in the musical.
When German poet Johann Ernst Hanxleden, came to Kerala in 1700 as a missionary, little did he know that he would leave his mark here, three centuries later – in the form of his poetry.
Better known as Arnos Pathiri in Kerala, his poem on the life of Christ, "Puthenpana," is recited in Christian homes across the state everyday.
And in Thrissur, this church decided to take it a step further. They took the poem and turned it into a musical.
Father Paul Poovathingal says, “It has been my long standing dream to fuse traditional Indian dance with the X'ian faith.”
The dancers depict several scenes from the Bible, including the Last Supper, the Trial, the Crucifiction, and the Resurrection.
Critics are pleased with the result.
Music critic Professor George S Paul says, “It was a great performance. We had been waiting for such a fusion of Indian art and the Christian faith.”
Twenty centuries after Christianity came to India, this is perhaps one of the best examples of Indian art form merging with the Christian faith.
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