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‘Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Review’ performs at the Touhill Center this weekend on the campus at UM-St. Louis. This is a dance scene from the big production coming Mar. 31-Apr. 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dance St. Louis continues its 2016-17 season with three performances of \u2018Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue\u2019 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on March 31 – April 1. Direct from Mumbai, “Taj Express” captures the vibrant, expressive spirit of Bollywood\u2019s sounds and movements.<\/p>\n

This dazzling international sensation takes audiences on a live cinematic journey through modern Indian culture and society. Described as a “live movie,\u201d this high-energy celebration of Bollywood culture and of new India\u2019s pop music and deep traditions showcases joyful dance and thrilling live music.<\/p>\n

A young aspiring Indian composer, Shankar, is given his first big break in the film business, to create the music for a brand new Bollywood romance movie, “Taj Express.” Music is the key factor in the success of a Bollywood movie, and Shankar dreams of writing a song as successful as A.R. Rahman\u2019s Oscar winning smash hit “Jai Ho” in the movie “Slumdog Millionaire.” “Jai Ho” means “be victorious,” and writing the music for the movie “Taj Express” is Shankar’s big opportunity to claim his own victory.<\/p>\n

Shankar invites the audience into his studio and his creative world, sharing the secrets of how his Bollywood movie is made. He takes the audience through the script, page by page, making the music for each character and event in the roller-coaster romance.<\/p>\n

Some of the musical genres include Bollywood, hip-hop, ballet, Indian, and Latin American. Taj Express stars India\u2019s finest Bollywood ensemble, arrayed in 2,000 colorful, dazzling costumes.<\/p>\n

\u2018Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue\u2019 plays Friday, March 31 at 8p.m. and Saturday, April 1 at 2 & 8 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $40-60 and available from dancestlouis.org. For additional details about \u2018Taj Express,\u2019 visit www.dancestlouis.org\/taj-express-the-bollywood-musical-review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u2018Taj Express\u2019 director of Choreography Vaibhavi Merchant has choreographed more than 75 Bollywood films in her career and received numerous awards including the prestigious National Award for Choreography, IIFA, and the American Choreography Award. This is a dance scene from the production coming to the Touhill this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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