Mumbai Nights 2

This weekend I took part in something really cool at the museum, a so called "Secret Soirée", an immersive theatre experience. This performance was called 'Mumbai Nights 2', with a cast that had come down from the UK.
We had seen the preparations for this for a few weeks already, all around the museum:

There was different venues all under the dome, with movie posters, a tuk tuk, selfie areas for the public with huge splashes of orange and yellow colours all over, and even diyas (= oil lamps). This show came as a part of the Bollywood exhibition we are showing at the moment.

I decided to dress up accordingly, found out where to go to find something Indian to wear and got myself a kurta (= a long shirt, with big slits up the side that also shows off the trousers). I really enjoyed wearing these bright colours, and felt really pretty.

Here I am with some of my colleagues from the Education Department, Richa, Ann and Memoona:

I had also convinced Linnea to come along, although she wasn't keen on wearing any Indian clothing.

You don't just sit and watch a show like this, but you become part of it. People were singing, dancing and enjoying the show together with the actors. The story is about the filming of a new - imaginary - blockbuster movie, which we got to go behind the scenes in.

There was just so many people, it was hard to hear when the actors were talking; so what I enjoyed the most was the musical performances and the dancing. They had unbelievable energy!

Besides, anything set under the dome of this museum will be beautiful..! What a setting! We got to see a dhol (= Indian drum) performance, visit the Flora Fountains of Mumbai and the ghats of Varanasi (= the stairs leading down to the Ganges)... oaw!

When the performance was over, everyone was invited to join the after-party, and we stayed for a bit and danced away to the music played by the DJ. So much fun!

Another great night out at the museum!