the wild rice concert series brought together on stage the fusion concert on indian classical dance by notable international kathak exponent anindita neogy anaam and the irish band four shilling short in the riverside avenue in marinette wisconsin on august 9 the wild rice is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to providing a unique musical experience the wild series have presented the audience with various world musicians from across the globe for the last 30 years the immensely popular and highly talented and acclaimed husbandwife duo of aodh og otuama from cork ireland and christy martin from california have been performing and touring globally since 1995 as independent folk artists they perform traditional and original music from the celtic lands medieval renaissance europe india and the americas on over 30 world instrumentsanindita anaam was the first indian kathak dancer invited to perform in the concert series anaam trained from the kathak school of padma vibhushan vidushi uma sharma in delhi and later of jaipur gharana maestro pt rajendra gangani in kathak kendra she also received intensive training under pt jai kishan maharaj and his wife vidushi ruby mishra the doyen of lucknow school of kathak she presented alaap raag yaman kalyan played by christy martin on sitar of four shillings short it was a duet presentation and onstage improvisation she depicted the feminine beauty and nature all through her dance while christy martin played raag yaman kalyan on sitar anaam continued to showcase her technical footwork displaying the verdant beauty of the naturethe second half was sada suhagan raaga bhairavi where anaam enacted virahakantitha nayika or solitary heroine who waits for her beloved return the composition was superlative as anaam enacted how the girl was upset upon her beloveds late return and promises he makes to never be late again as he hugs her but the next moment the dream overturns and she is solitary again the last part of the series was shanti mantra loka samasta sukhina bhawantu om shanti which is praying for peace and harmony across the world the series hall was packed to capacity and the audience gave a standing ovation to the artistes for their electrifying performance