the past 78 years performing for rank strangers has a charm of its own then they begin to relax and are at peace a file photo of pt vishwa mohan bhatt with pt bickram ghosh however pt bickram ghosh has a different take it would really depend on the monetisation model it took me 42 years back when i had first met him more so after months of selfisolation and long hours of connecting digitally the added challenge was to come up with a short piece that could get over in ten minutes on sunday vyas had decided to try out this format in his garden personally id prefer to perform for a larger audience even if it is online the couple agree that eyegazing part before the concert was a unique experience the video of their tender reunion that had the dignified abramovi moved to tears and reaching out for ulays hands had gone viral and is still available online as she puts it when one locks eyes with the artiste before a concert the reception is definitely better i am already in the process of planning something similar says the tabla player the melody is evergreen pt viswa mohan bhatt says i am open to this idea of performance if an organizer can build up a model and line up a series of such concerts in different cities across india bhatt says the piece titled the artist is present had generated a huge response surprisingly it was also the occasion for the reunion of abramovic with former partner ulay i would certainly want my husband to try this format of performance with strangers too i would feel great too if i can share my art without the cyber addiction that we artistes are getting affected by in these times of covid19 she says pt debashish bhattacharya is equally excited about trying this out though it was morning i still decided to play yaman her favourite raag