Renowned Bangladeshi dance school Nritya Nandan recently organised a three-day long Odishi dance workshop at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka. Kolkata-based Odishi ...

'A listening body', January Low’s new solo production, will be staged at DPAC in Petaling Jaya from July 20-22. The dancer, who has over 30 years of experience in Indian classical dance, aims to share ...

Over the years, Odissi has emerged as one of the most popular classical dance forms in India, the credit for which goes to the significant role played by the ‘trinity’ of Odissi — Gurus Pankaj Charan ...

On the occasion of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Jayanti, the GKCM Odishi Research Centre here organised Odishi Dance on “Mangalacharan to Mokshya.” Padma Bibhusan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra was an Indian ...

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. The ...

It is only half in jest that Kumkum Mohanty rues the absence of an equivalent of the Indian Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code in classical dance. “All this jumping around to excite and impress ...

Odissi dance performed at Gurgaon Utsav. GURUGRAM: Since Epicentre was put out to pasture (temporarily, hopefully), it isn’t that Gurgaonites have been starved of cultural nourishment. The Gurgaon ...

HYDERABAD: In its bid to promote tourism, the Department of Tourism of Government of Odisha – hosts three exclusive dance and music festivals every year at three of its highly popular heritage sites.

Odissi is one of the famous classical Indian dances from Orissa state. Odissi is a highly inspired, passionate, ecstatic and sensuous form of dance. Like most of the South Indian classical dances of ...

The sixth evening of the 25th OMC Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival was inaugurated by eminent author Dr Prativa Ray, eminent Mardala player and percussionist Dhaneswar Swain, Director, Srjan, ...