Hold a true friend with both your hands. Nigerian proverb

Shared laughter, comforting touch, strengthening grip, shoulder to cry on... friendship is the language of the heart, a communion of souls. It is the foundation of all relationships, sustaining every human being through the smiles and tears of life.

Produced and presented by the Kalapriya Centre for the Performing Arts, Chicago, MITRA, A CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP, showcases the many facets of the theme from carefree childhood to the care-laden years.

Kalapriya brings together artists from Chicago and India to create this multi-genre production blending theatre, dance, music and poetry.

Directed by Gowri Ramnarayan, the show will feature Chicago dancers Devika Dhir, regular performer at Kalapriya and Bhavya Kumaran, of the Nrithya Sangeeth Academy in Naperville.