Director: Kelucharan Mohapatra
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Summary: The 4th International Odissi Dance Festival in 2011 was held from December 23 to 30, 2011, at Rabindra Mandap Bhubaneswar. The festival was preceded by an attempt to create a world record by having around 550 dancers perform together at Kalinga Stadium. It saw the participation of most major Odissi ensembles in Orissa and a few from outside the state. With performances for over twelve hours each day, the festival featured several hundred performers in solo, duet and group works over eight days. In its scale, the festival offered a bird's eye view of the landscape of contemporary Odissi and its ever-changing nature. It foregrounded new trends in choreography, music and costuming. The seminars during the festival sparked lively debates on issues and concerns in Odissi. One such concern, voiced repeatedly, questioned the definition of tradition within the space of the dance form and the limits it could be stretched to. This raised parallel questions about innovation and experimentation in Odissi - a debate that found itself mirrored in the performances during the festival.
Aniket Pallava started studying Odissi with Somnath Pradhan. He continues to train in Odissi under Jyotsnarani Mishra, Kanduri Charan Behera and Niranjan Rout. He is also a student of engineering. He has performed widely and is a recipient of a talent scholarship awarded by the CCRT. He won top honours in Odissi at the National Youth Festival 2011, held in Udaipur.
Here, he performs Ardhanariswara. The dancer invokes the brilliance of Ardhanariswara, half-man, half-woman. Prakriti and Purusha. Shakti and Shiva. Her body is the colour of the champa blossom, while his shines bright like camphor. She wears anklets and bracelets, while he is adorned with glistening snakes. Soft silks ensconce her body, the sky is his only garment. At once distinct and blended, both these halves live in perfect harmony.
In raga Ragamalika and tala Talamalika.
Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Kelucharan Mohapatra gharana
Parvati
Sanskrit
Shiva
The dancer invokes the brilliance of Ardhanariswara, half-man, half-woman. Prakriti and Purusha. Shakti and Shiva. Her body is the colour of the champa blossom, while his shines bright like camphor. She wears anklets and bracelets, while he is adorned with glistening snakes. Soft silks ensconce her body, the sky is his only garment. At once distinct and blended, both these halves live in perfect harmony.
In raga Ragamalika and tala Talamalika.
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