Nahid Siddiqui & Zia Mohyeddin live @ Lahore Museum, 16th May, 2013 - Finale

Here is an excerpt from the recent British Council Alumni organised ’An evening of Classic Dance and Poetry’ featuring two legends: Kathak dancer Nahid Siddiqui and master orator Zia Mohyeddin. Zia Mohyeddin recites and Nahid Siddiqui renditions two beautiful pieces of Urdu poetry: Ghalib’s ’Aah ko chahiye ik umr asar ho-nay tak’ & Faiz’s ’Zindaan ki eik shaam’ Zia Mohyeddin also spoke about the dance form Kathak, before introducing Nahid Siddiqui for the finale, a free improvisational piece with her t