Arabian Nights Gala at Birla Auditorium: St. Edmund’s School, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur

‘Annual Day Celebrations’, the most awaited event for any school, are in full swing these days in the entire Pink City. And Team ScooTalks is having a gala of time watching students from all over the city.

The latest that we attended was a themed event by St. Edmunds, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur at Birla Auditorium on 31st October. A lot of grandeur and fan-fare was seen at ‘Alibaba and Forty Thieves’ which transferred the audience to a different era of Arabian Nights. Before the event could even start, we noticed parents mesmerized by the décor in the hall. Yeah … they were.

The evening began with the lightening of the auspicious lamp, which was followed by speech of the honorable Chief Guest, IAS Mr. Vipin Chandra Sharma. Encouraging and guiding the students for striving for success, Mr. Sharma said that one can be happy for other’s success, never own it, and others success comes for their hard work. So, to be really happy, don’t rely on “sifarish,”said he further clarified, “koi  bhi achi job sifarish se nahi milti.” One has to work hard for having a reputed job. The motivational speech by the chief guest was received by applauses from audiences sitting at every hook and corner of the hall.

He left the stage … and darkness presided, occasionally flashing with multi-colored lights, giving a slight hint of some bright colors on stage.Amid all these lightening effects, the students wearing violet tops and green lowers, faintly visible initially … took over the stage and danced to evoke Lord Ganesha’s blessings.

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Next came the pre-primary kids, who looked adorable in red glittering dresses grooving to the music with silver pom-poms in their hands. Their cute dance moves endeared them all the more.

Dressed in black-silver and black-golden entered another set of students, who looked charming in their Arabic pants and danced on the Arabic music with ribbons in their hands.

The world of children is full of fantasies and innocence. Taking the audience into their world were lil’ kids, all dressed up in dazzling pink dresses. Giving the audiences a feel of Arabia, they danced on the song ‘Marjaani Marjaani’ from Billu Barber. These tots sent the audience into a frenzy, who couldn’t stop swaying along with the kids. Hoots, claps, taps came from all around!

Finally, the cast of the much-anticipated act ‘Alibaba and Forty Thieves’ was on stage. The play that began with the market scene took the audience through a roller coaster ride of emotions. It not only tickled the funny bone of the viewers, but with a death scene, also made them a bit sad. The play Alibaba and Forty Thieves is quite a well-known one, counted among the fables now. However, students of St. Edmunds, Jawahar Nagar, presented it a very different, innovative and attractive manner. The anchors enacted the characters and eavesdropping to whatever was happening, giving it a humorous touch which captivated the attention of all.

What added all the more charm to the play were dances played as fillers in between. Although every dance was at par with the other but the dance of the thieves, in which they did some act with the sword and then started tapping their feet on the beats was an unusual one and made the left the audience whoop for more.

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The program ended, but it took a while for the audience to come out of Arabic scenario. They seemed to be lost into the world of camels and sandunes even after the show. As we gradually made our way out of the auditorium amid the guests, we surely tried over-hearing some of the conversations. It was pleasant to hear parents congratulating other parents for the brilliant performances of other students. Many of them talked about how each performance had impressed them.

We take this opportunity to thank the school authorities, and also congratulate them for such a brilliant performance!

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