Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra wants to popularise the dance form in Kerala
3 months, 1 week ago

Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra wants to popularise the dance form in Kerala

The Hindu  

Odissi dancer Madhulita Mohapatra confesses she came to Odissi rather late compared to other classical dancers who start young. I have around 1000 plus online students from across the globe,” says the recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar in 2018. Madhulita will perform Colours of Krishna, with her students of the Nrityantar Dance Ensemble, at the Changampuzha Maholsavam, in which the dancers will “showcase through dance the various ‘roles’ of Krishna — as an adorable child, a son, brother, saviour, destroyer of evil. It will depict episodes from Krishna’s life — his escapades with the gopis, destroying Kaliya, the serpent, killing Kamsa among other anecdotes.” Madhulita Mohapatra will perform at Changampuzha Maholsavam on December 8, 6pm.

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Odissi dancer Mayadhar Raut dies at 92
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Odissi dancer Mayadhar Raut dies at 92

The Hindu  

Renowned Odissi dancer Mayadhar Raut died on Saturday at his Delhi home, his son Manoj Raut said. His training to become one of the foremost artistes of the dance form began at the age of seven with learning the Gotipua dance form, a precursor to the classical Odissi dance. Later, he worked to codify, redefine and restructure Odissi dance to …

An Italian’s Indian ‘Odissi’: Dr Ileana Citaristi’s remarkable journey
1 month ago

An Italian’s Indian ‘Odissi’: Dr Ileana Citaristi’s remarkable journey

New Indian Express  

What inspired you to pursue dance in the first place and why Odissi? I came to Kerala to learn Kathakali for three months under Guru Krishnan Namboodiri. In 1979, I returned to learn a bit of Odissi as well, thinking I’d split my time — six months for Kathakali and six for Odissi. But once I started learning Odissi under …

A leap of nuance and grace
4 months, 1 week ago

A leap of nuance and grace

The Hindu  

Nrityagram presents an Odissi solo recital by Anoushka Rahman. The dancer, who hails from Kolkata, is a part of The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and has been training under the artistic director, Surupa Sen. Anoushka, who has been dancing all her life, commenced her Odissi training with Dona Ganguly in Kolkata. “In 2018 I visited Nrityagram for a summer workshop and …

‘Don’t learn classical dance without understanding its value,’ says Odissi exponent Ileana Citaristi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Don’t learn classical dance without understanding its value,’ says Odissi exponent Ileana Citaristi

The Hindu  

Italian by birth, Ileana Citaristi has been living in Odisha since 1979 in close contact with the people, language and culture associated with the dance form she is passionate about. Sitting in her aesthetically designed house, overlooking lake Bindusagar in Bhubaneshwar, Ileana describes the joy of finding herself in dance and how it helped her find a home away from …

BYJU'S Young Genius: Meet Amazing Odissi Dancer Srinika Purohit in Ep 4
4 years, 1 month ago

BYJU'S Young Genius: Meet Amazing Odissi Dancer Srinika Purohit in Ep 4

News 18  

The fourth episode of BYJU’S Young Genius will feature child prodigy Srinika Purohit for her exceptional dancing abilities. When we caught up with Srinika’s mother, she said, “My daughter was two-month-old when I started my rehearsals, so she used to be into music for longer time in the day. Srinika’s mother further said, “She is also making others love odissi …

Urban Legend: One dance step at a time – Saving a stage
5 years, 7 months ago

Urban Legend: One dance step at a time – Saving a stage

Deccan Chronicle  

When Lynne Fernandez, the managing trustee at Nrityagram, the acclaimed Odissi school in Bengaluru,was asked if she wanted to pitch in and raise funds to restore a festival stage in Odisha, she agreed at once, without a moment's hesitation. In approaching Odissi dancers to help fix a dance space in Odisha seemed to me to make that Cyclone Relief more …

Odissi on High: A transnational production displays the dance form's synergy between male and female elements
5 years, 9 months ago

Odissi on High: A transnational production displays the dance form's synergy between male and female elements

Firstpost  

Odissi is a young dance form, though it has assimilated and is born of ancient temple dance traditions, music, poetry, and devotion to Jagannatha. At a recent performance of Odissi on High, an all-male ensemble achieved striking masculine vigour with quintessential movements – movements that only easily lend themselves to execution with feminine grace. Alarippu, however, is performed standing centre …

On a graceful mission
5 years, 11 months ago

On a graceful mission

Deccan Chronicle  

Odissi is one of the many preeminent classical dance forms of India, which originated in the Hindu temples of the eastern coastal state of Odisha. “While performing at various centres in Kerala earlier, many approached me with queries on Odissi, says Prachi.” She says her parents Umesh and Smitha Hota introduced her to various dance forms, but Odissi remained her …

Odissi with a Jungle Book twist
6 years, 6 months ago

Odissi with a Jungle Book twist

Deccan Chronicle  

To commemorate their 10th year, the Odissi Dancer Centre in the city will showcase Odissi in its purest form, in addition to an adaptation of the Jungle Book, with a twist. On why Jungle Book was chosen, she adds, “While conversing with a friend who works in child safety about this show, Jungle Book felt apt to bring out the …

Naman of Odissi brilliance
6 years, 7 months ago

Naman of Odissi brilliance

Deccan Chronicle  

Ever since its premiere show in 2010, Naman has become that one show that every eager Odissi-loving Bengalurean awaits every passing year. This Odissi dance Festival has featured legends likes Guru Sangeeta Dash, Guru Aruna Mohanty, Guru Sharmila Biswas, Guru Bijayini Satapathy, Guru Madhavi Mudgal, Guru Surupa Sen, and others. She adds, “Naman is the first and the only classical …

A rasaful experience
6 years, 9 months ago

A rasaful experience

Deccan Chronicle  

Rasasvada is a classical dance festival that will have renowned dancers from across the country performing in the city. Madulita Mohapatra, the curator of this festival, says, “Even though there are so many classical dance festivals being conducted, there is still the need to promote it and provide a platform for good talent.” The word Rasavada in Sanskrit literally means …

Narratives in dance
6 years, 11 months ago

Narratives in dance

Deccan Chronicle  

It's a war between two women – the mythical princess Damayanti and the demon Kali who possessed the former's husband Nalan. Panchaksharam, the Thrissur-based dance troupe that woos hearts, has just five members — the eldest a post graduation student and the youngest a class VIII student. The gestures are from Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattom, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Kathak, but the moves …

Love for Odissi dance brought these Aussies to Kashi
8 years, 2 months ago

Love for Odissi dance brought these Aussies to Kashi

Hindustan Times  

Vrnda Gleeson, Candice Samuel, Catherine Van, Lilia Warum along with 10 other Australians together performed Odissi dace in Banaras, the land of Lord Shiva on Sunday. The group is on an Odissi dance trip to Banaras to understand the bond of guru-shishya parampara common in classical dance and music. The group of 14 together practice Odissi dance at ghats in …

International Odissi Dance Festival: A fest remembering the maestro
8 years, 2 months ago

International Odissi Dance Festival: A fest remembering the maestro

Hindustan Times  

Known for his unique style of Odissi, guru Surendra Nath Jena’s dance vocabulary was recently celebrated at the International Odissi Dance Festival. He wanted his dance form to be devotional and has tried to bring in these elements,” says Pratibha Jena Singh, kathak exponent and organiser of the festival. She adds, “Along with being an Odissi dancer, he was also …

A question of answers
11 years, 2 months ago

A question of answers

The Hindu  

The ongoing festival of Mohiniattam, Mohini Nrithyathi, seems like just the thing for the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi — the apex Government-funded cultural body of the State — to be doing to propagate this classical dance art from Kerala. This means the Akademi gave incorrect information to the RTI application.” Jayaprabha says she also received “a few names of dancers …

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