Bhubaneswar: The exuberance of the dance and music season continue well into mid-January, as we usher in a new dawn and the new year 2024. And this annus mirabilis, the Odissi fraternity comes together once again to celebrate and commemorate the lege
Bijayini’s new solo explores the mind of a woman
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The Odissi exponent’s new work ‘Call of Dawn’ combines three musical pieces in raag Ahirbhairav
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The Odissi exponent’s new work ‘Call of Dawn’ combines three musical pieces in raag Ahirbhairav
“I do not want to be clever. It will be very simple, just a perfect turn is sufficient,” says Odissi exponent Bijayini Satpathy, when asked about conceptualising and choreographing her latest solo work, ‘Call of Dawn’. “I am not resorting to the typical movements of Odissi. It has a rich vocabulary. I am allowing my body to flow with the music.”
Mukteswar Dance Festival kicks off
Bhubaneswar, Jan 14: Organised by Odisha Tourism, the three-day dance extravaganza of Mukteswar Dance Festival kicked off here Thursday amid much fanfare.
In the opening act, Pandit A Maheswar Rao & Group presented Shiva Vandana with six Ragas and six stanzas. Directed by Rao, the song was an epic blend of melody and grace.
Following the classical act, a spell bounding solo performance by famous dancer Meera Das enthralled one and all. Her first presentation was Mangalacharan in Shivastuti Puspanjali and later, she performed Pallavi choreographed by Late Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.
Pallavi was based on Raga Billahari and set on Tal ektali. Her last performance was based on Shabari from Ramayan. The music was composed by Pt Bhubaneswar Mishra.
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