doweshowbellyad0 shiamak davar and katya virshilas toi photoas a diwali gift to mumbai the irrepressible shiamak davar is giving the city i believe a songanddance theatre extravaganza the likes of which has not been even fantasised here before this is not a distinguished zubin mehta tapping his baton before the israel philharmonic orchestra at homi bhabha or a sexy shakira shaking her hips at the mmrda grounds this is shiamak and the hollywood latin dance sensation katya virshilas of take the lead fame with antonio banderas in a live and pulsating twohour thriller packed with 18 rocking songs backed by 250 dancers in dazzling costumes and infused by spectacular visual effects largerthanlife sets enormous animated puppets light projections and music ranging from indian fusion broadway latin and pop to jazz rock hiphop bollywood and hollywood the dancing naturally will be topnotch with shiamak leading his dancers and the lovely katya in a stageblazing choreography of the indojazz movement he pioneered years ago theatre was dead in mumbai i felt the need to revive it thats why i came up with the idea of this brand new show shiamak explained he calls it i believe because when he was starting off in the 1980s nobody believed in him and his dream of becoming the guru of contemporary dance in india so he had to go the distance alone if you only believe in yourself theres nothing you cannot do he said earnestly happily for him the aditya birla group believes that shiamak is a worldclass entertainer and was proud to help him demonstrate his versatile vision and exciting talents through this show neerja birla producer of i believe and chairperson of the birla academy of art and culture explained their conviction by saying few people realise their own worth and still fewer get the opportunity to showcase it the i believe shows are slated to be held at the ncpa jamshed bhabha auditorium nariman point from november 10 to 18 tickets are being sold at the venue and also at rhythm house in kala ghoda and st andrews auditorium in bandra its a fun show pure entertainment for the entire family better than any broadway production paisa vasool what more can i say asked an excited shiamak davar waiting for the curtain to go up what more indeed