Vibrant performances mark second day of Krishnamayookham dance festival
tnn | Jan 21, 2019, 03:59 IST
Biswajit Dash from Odisha presented Odissi dance on SaturdayNagpur: Seasoned dancers presented vibrant performances on the second day of the Krishnamayookham Dance Festival at Kannamwar Hall of Annasaheb Gundewar College, Chhaoni, on Saturday.
The programme has been organized jointly by Shreekrishna Cultural Foundation and South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC).
World-renowned tabla exponent Pandit Prosenjit Poddar, founder and director of Hindusthan Art and Music Society, was the chief guest. He acknowledged the unwavering efforts of the organizing committee and the performers, and congratulated them. He offered to provide guidance and support this platform at the international level.
A total of five classical dances were performed. Ayurvedic practitioner and Odissi dancer Dr Biswajit Dash presented the first performance of the evening. The first act of his performance was ‘Mangala charan’ which marks an auspicious beginning in the Odissi dance.
He then performed ‘Ashtapadi’ from Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda which describes the relationship between Krishna and gopis, Radha in particular of Vrindavan. The next was ‘Pallavi’, a pure dance that implies an exposition not only of dance but also of the music that accompanies it.
The next performer was Anupama Mohan from Kerala who presented a classical dance native to the state of Andhra Pradesh ‘Kuchipudi’. All aspects of this dance-drama tradition was well-executed by Mohan on complicated and fast rhythmic patterns.
A promising dancer from New Delhi and a recipient of various awards, Rupa Rani Das Bora performed Kathak. She commenced her performance with ‘Shiv stuti’, an invocation in praise of cosmic dancer Lord Shiva.
She went on to perform traditional in teen taal, a pure nritya in Kathak. Abhinaya, based on Lord Krishna, where the dancer presents meaning through gesture accompanied with songs, was performed on ‘Rang rangilo’ and ‘Chail chabilo’. Bora concluded her performance with traditional ‘drut lay’.
Hailing from Odisha, Bishwa Bhushan Mohapatra was the next dancer who performed Sankirtan, an invocatory composition choreographed by Surupa Sen for the Nrityagram ensemble. A coming together of expressions, classic moves and elegant grace, the audience was treated to Odissi dance’s exquisiteness.
The concluding performance was Bharatanatyam by Tamanna Nair from Mumbai. With every move and expression, Nair enticed the audience into feeling the emotions of the act, the music, and the moment.
(Reporting by Manshika Vaikkath)
The programme has been organized jointly by Shreekrishna Cultural Foundation and South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC).
World-renowned tabla exponent Pandit Prosenjit Poddar, founder and director of Hindusthan Art and Music Society, was the chief guest. He acknowledged the unwavering efforts of the organizing committee and the performers, and congratulated them. He offered to provide guidance and support this platform at the international level.
A total of five classical dances were performed. Ayurvedic practitioner and Odissi dancer Dr Biswajit Dash presented the first performance of the evening. The first act of his performance was ‘Mangala charan’ which marks an auspicious beginning in the Odissi dance.
He then performed ‘Ashtapadi’ from Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda which describes the relationship between Krishna and gopis, Radha in particular of Vrindavan. The next was ‘Pallavi’, a pure dance that implies an exposition not only of dance but also of the music that accompanies it.
The next performer was Anupama Mohan from Kerala who presented a classical dance native to the state of Andhra Pradesh ‘Kuchipudi’. All aspects of this dance-drama tradition was well-executed by Mohan on complicated and fast rhythmic patterns.
A promising dancer from New Delhi and a recipient of various awards, Rupa Rani Das Bora performed Kathak. She commenced her performance with ‘Shiv stuti’, an invocation in praise of cosmic dancer Lord Shiva.
She went on to perform traditional in teen taal, a pure nritya in Kathak. Abhinaya, based on Lord Krishna, where the dancer presents meaning through gesture accompanied with songs, was performed on ‘Rang rangilo’ and ‘Chail chabilo’. Bora concluded her performance with traditional ‘drut lay’.
Hailing from Odisha, Bishwa Bhushan Mohapatra was the next dancer who performed Sankirtan, an invocatory composition choreographed by Surupa Sen for the Nrityagram ensemble. A coming together of expressions, classic moves and elegant grace, the audience was treated to Odissi dance’s exquisiteness.
The concluding performance was Bharatanatyam by Tamanna Nair from Mumbai. With every move and expression, Nair enticed the audience into feeling the emotions of the act, the music, and the moment.
(Reporting by Manshika Vaikkath)
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