Inviting all for an evening of Odissi Dance By Shubhashree Pattnaik & Sanjukta Ghosh.
Shubhashree is an exponent in classical Indian dance forms of Odissi, Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam, Subhashree will be performing Odissi depicting Nabarasa, Dasavatar, Dasmahavidya.
With extensive training under the leading Gurus of Odissi, Subhahsree is today recognized for her artistry, technique, eloquence and characteristic energy that mark every performance. Her solo performances and group ensembles, in Odissi, Kuchipudi as well as Bharatanatyam have received critical acclaim at leading festivals all over the world. Her desire to dance and create dance was born out of an atmosphere of freedom, an ambiance in which ideas and imaginations were encouraged to flow and flower.
The second dancer Sanjukta Ghosh is a professionally qualified architect, she has trained in Odissi from Guru Sharmila Biswas.
She will perform some pure dance items and excerpts from Krishna Leela, a recurring theme in Odissi dance. She will perform Shankaravaranam Pallavi, a pure dance item, followed by Nachanti Range, a Krishna Tandav, and an abhinaya - Kede Chhanda Janilo Sahi.
About ODISSI dance:
Odissi is one of the seven major classical dance styles in India. It is also the oldest recorded, with stone carvings of court dancers dating back to the 2nd century caves of Orissa. It survived as a temple dance form for centuries with maidens called "Mahari" dedicated to the service of the god. Within the community, young boys known as "gotipua" dressed as women also performed a variation of the dance. In the British era, with the devadasi system being abolished, the dance form almost disappeared. Post independence, legendary gurus most of them once young gotipuas themselves, helped revive this lost form and added nuances to it from the profuse carvings on ancient temples.
Today much refined, this dance is best known for its soft feminine and exquisite postures and lyrical movements that mesmerize and captivate audiences.
All are welcome to this double billed dance evening. Entry - Free.