The art connoisseurs in the US have heaped praises on Odishi dance recital by Brahmapur girl Sanskriti Bebortha recently.Entitled, ‘Ranga Puja,’ the maiden stage presence programme was held at Cubberley Theatre in Palo Alto of California. It was hosted by Jyoti Kala Mandir. The scintillating performance of Bebortha was witnessed by hundreds of spectators, including Odia and non Odia Indians.
Her outstanding body movements, awesome facial expressions, expressive eye gestures and exemplary acting skills were quite visible during the presentations of Gita Shara and Nabarasa items. Bebortha started learning Odishi from Guru Gayatri Joshi at an early age of four. Later on, she got the training about the finest nuances of classical rudiments from a band of Gurus, namely, Jyoti Rout, Guru Nilanjana Roy and Guru Keshini Desai. Currently, she is pursuing her degree in Economics as a second year student at Boston University.