I was active in folk dance since school. I started learning Odissi from Guru Shankar Behera in 1977 in Mumbai. But I met Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra in 1980 at a camp and started training under him.

Chhau originated as an all-male tradition, Gotipua limited to pre-pubescent boys dressed as female, and the Odissi in the temple tradition was performed by women dedicated to spiritual service ...

Attire and Makeup. Like any dance form, Odissi has its own traditional costumes and jewellery. The saree is draped in a particular fashion creating a fan-shaped structure in the front.

Zofia Lichota, a Polish Odissi dancer, has taken the Indian classical dance form to stages across the globe. DELHI : When Zofia Lichota puts on the elaborate costumes for an Odissi dance ...

The state of Odisha is known as the land of temples. Odisha, on the east coast of India, where the sun rises over the temples on the shore, celebrates Oriyan culture in architecture, dance, music ...

A DA Rangamandira in Bengaluru witnessed an evening of Odissi performances by three groups. It was an aesthetic experience to see the Siya Ram saga, which, though eternal and perceived and ...

When Odissi met Kandyan dance ‘Ahuti’, a collaboration between Nrityagram and Chitrasena Dance Company, was an aesthetic offering in every way Published - October 13, 2022 06:31 pm IST ...

Odissi, was performed predominantly by women, and expressed religious stories and spiritual ideas, particularly of Vaishnavism, but performances have also expressed ideas of other traditions such as ...

Bhubaneswar, June 4: Odissi dancers Ashok and Bandita Ghosal organised an evening of classical and folk dance to celebrate the ninth year of their brainchild, Nrityashala. Angikam, as the evening’s ...