Colors of India: A Bollywood Spectacular
Bollywood Over the Years
Have you ever wondered where Bollywood got its name? Bollywood is a combination of Bombay (Mumbai’s old name) and Hollywood. The two names came together to make up a term that’s used when talking about movies produced in India.
The first Bollywood silent short film was screened in 1899 and was very different from the Bollywood films that exist in the present. Initially, Bollywood movies were inspired by ancient texts, historical, and mythological stories of the past. It wasn’t until the 1950s that Bollywood came to resemble the cinematic format we know today.
Bollywood films differed greatly from the other films during this time period; it became combination of different genres in one film, from action and comedy to entertaining dance and musical numbers. The mission of Bollywood films became to distract people from the political and social issues in India and instead transport them to a world where there was no misery or hardships.
Today, Bollywood films are known for their elaborate costumes, authentic Indian music, and eye catching dance numbers. Mystic India celebrates the progression of Bollywood films by taking the audience on a journey through India via stunning displays that fuse dance, theater, and spectacular special effects.
Colors of India: A Bollywood Spectacular
Created by Director Amit Shah and featuring the AATMA Performing Arts dance company,
Mystic India: The World Tour is an internationally-acclaimed Bollywood dance spectacular based on the concept of ancient India’s transition into modern India. The colorful costumes and elaborate sets have been custom designed by Amit Shah and handmade in India’s film capital by a team of 40 designers and workers over the course of four years. The team of diverse, impeccably trained dancers from the AATMA Performing Arts dance company combines authentic Indian and modern techniques bringing the streets Mumbai and New York into perfect harmony.
Over half a million people have seen Mystic India: The World Tour since its conception in 2011 through its successful tours in South Africa, Switzerland, Canada, Bahrain, China and various cities in the United States. The company has opened for Carrie Underwood in Las Vegas, and performed for executives of many Fortune 500 companies, as well as in major casinos, amusement parks and performing arts centers. It is the first internationally-touring Indian dance production headed by the USA- based dance company, and the first touring Indian production that carries such a diverse case of artists. City and Shore Magazine voted it “The Must-See Show of the Season.”
Audiences of Mystic India: The World Tour can expect an explosion of colors and energy as they travel on a celebratory journey through Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab and Gujarat, and even through the progression of Bollywood films via a stunning visual display that fuses dance, theater and spectacular special effects.