International Odissi Festival 2011: Debashish Patnaik and Neeladri Mohanty perform Shivashtakam
Director: Deba Prasad Das
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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.
Debashish Patnaik trained in Odissi with Guru Kashinatha Rout and Guru Durga Charan Ranbir. He holds an MA in Dance and is a research scholar, affiliated to the Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh. He is a recipient of the senior scholarship for Odissi from the government of India. He also runs his institute, Debnrutyam, in Rourkela. Niladri Mohanty trained with Guru Pitambar Biswal at Suravi in Bhubaneswar. He has been guided by Guru Durga Charan Ranbir.
Here, the duo perform Shivashtakam, a set of verses in praise of Shiva.
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