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Even though the third and final day of Enigma was a Sunday, and everyone would have loved to stay in bed till afternoon, the competition level was still way up, the main reason being the Grand Finales of all the events that Enigma had organized. Thus participants started trickling in as early as 9am, practicing their parts, or in the case of sports practicing their game. Even the numerous photographers could be seen scurrying here and there trying to capture every moment. Results of various events started trickling into the offices of the Enigma teamsters responsible for the participation certificates and shields for the winners.
All the finales held were exciting, but the ones that drew the largest crowds were the ones of Vignette and Step Up.The organizers welcomed Tipu Shareef for the finale of Vignette, and he judged the 4 teams and gave them great advice on voice throw, expressions and foot work on stage, since he is such a prominent theater figure, his advice was carefully listened and noted down by the participants. The Vignette event had a surprise for its participants and the audience they had acquired that morning which was a special screening of "Ek Do Dhaai", a short film directed by Ashar Khalid, starring IBA's very own treasured talent Moiz Khan, which left the crowd in awe. Mr. Tipu was so impressed that he even asked Ashar Khalid to make such a film for him too! Mr. Tipu then signed off, and the auditorium welcomed the Vibes singing competition's finale where the participants battled for the first position.
Both the events were held in the auditorium and by the time the events started all the seats were completely filled, with many people even sitting on the ground or standing at the entrances eager to witness what the participants had prepared to win over the judges. The Vibes final was held first, with some of the most talented stars of IBA like Ali Raj and Shahwali Shayan joining in to sing the opera and ghazal to the utmost delight of the spectators. It was apparent by the end of the event that the judges had some serious thinking to do deciding the winner amongst some of the participants. The final round of the Step Up had everyone shout out in delight and amazement as one participant after another performed some superb pieces to different medleys. A couple of them were good enough to have qualified for participation in professional dance (which is high praise indeed) and had almost the whole auditorium give them a standing ovation, judges included. The final of Step Up concluded the events, and everyone was then asked to go out into the gardens where the closing ceremony was to be held.
The ceremony began a little after 6pm, after the arrival of the much awaited chief guests Mr.Farhan Ali Agha and Ms.Nadia hussain, who were greeted by tremendous applause from the assembled party. The faces behind Enigma were called out onto the stage to be commended for the success. These included the CEO Hina Nagi,Convener Nausherwan Khan,Managing Director Muzammil Hashmi,ED Osama Dogar and VP Contingency Talha Farooqui.Above them all holding everything and everyone together was the president, Mr.Sohaib Siddiqui. How much Enigma meant to these people could be seen clearly on their faces, and while they were delivering their speeches. The video that was played for the crowd revealing the faces of the Enigma Core Team made the moment even more emotional because it was a reminder that the original founders and people responsible for Enigma would be graduating this year, and thus would not be present as the mentors they had previously been. The ceremony continued with the chief guests handing out shield to the winners of the various events and to some special Enigma teamsters who worked tirelessly. The winner and runner up of Vibes performed again for the crowd and were given a huge round of applause for their success. Even the winner of Step Up performed a couple of steps on stage. The ceremony concluded successfully with dinner being served for everyone.
There is no doubt that Enigma 3.0 was a huge success. The whole team worked resolutely and there was no other way it could have been. The MT must be given a standing ovation for organizing everything a day earlier and doing it right! Enigma 3.0 - a beautiful journey, crazy experience. Hats off to Hina, Nausherwan, Muzammil and the ENTIRE board of directors, assistant directors, and the important teamsters who worked day and night along with these people. The ceremony may have concluded Enigma officially, but the main highlight of the event was still to come; the beach trip the next day. No doubt people would be talking about it for days and many would be eager to revisit IBA again next year when Enigma would be back with an even greater bang!
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