OdishaLIVE Bureau
- Dona Ganguly performed Odissi, Nirupama-Rajendra presented Kathak
- International Sand Art Festival witnessed Buddha as theme of the day
- Telengana Dy. Chief Minister graced the occasion
Odisha Tourism sponsored Konark Festival witnessed touching dancing choreographies in classical Kathak and Odissi.
The Open-Air Stage of Konark with the world monument, Sun Temple at the backdrop welcomed Abhinav Dance Company, Bangalore which staged soul-stirring choreography in Kathak under the supervision of Nirupama-Rajendra, the artiste couple.
The artiste in Kathak came up with Laya-Lasya, a unique composition integrating two energies of Power and Grace as mentioned in Natyasastra.
It was followed by Raasa Leela marking Lord Krishna’s ecstatic dance of love with the Gopies and Radha as described in Srimad Bhagabat scripture. The concluding item in Kathak was Chathurang enumerating four aspects of music and dance Sahitya, Sargam, Nritya and Tarana.
In the second round of the programme, renowned dancer Dona Ganguly and her disciples of Dikshya Manjari, Kolkata presented Odissi composition ‘Journey through Odissi’. The choreography brought out the devotion, and grace of Odissi defining its traditional aspects and touch of creativity. The item led the audience to experience Bhava and Rasa.
International Sand Art Festival in the golden beach of Chandrabhaga pulled the crowed in large numbers today. Buddhist Tourism was theme of the day. Participating Sand sculptors from domestic and overseas locations depicted their thoughts and message through sand.
Kadiyam Srihari, Dy. CM of Telengana; Subroto Bagchi, Chairman, Odisha Skill Development Authority; P K Tripathy, former Chief Secretary of Delhi; Dr. Subas Pani, former Chief Secretary of Odisha; Dr. N B Jawale, Director Odisha Tourism and Amarendra Kumar Patnaik, Director Culture graced the inaugural part of the event.
Dr. Sadhana Sribastav and Dr. Mrutyunjaya Rath compered the programme with the support of Dr. Sangita Gosain, Sri Pradeep Kumar Mishra and officers of the Deptt. of Tourism.
