Profound tribute was paid by senior Odishi dance exponents and disciples of Guru Padma Vibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and young artists on his 17th death anniversary,with their mesmerising Odishi dance performances on Wednesday evening at Art Vision’s premises here.
The event was marked by seven wonderful Odishi dance performances. The programme opened withMangalachan- Saraswoti Vandana "Manikya Veena..." by Ileana Citaristi, Kasturi Pattanaik and Meera Das. Citaristi beautifully performed “Kuru Yadunandana”,choreographed by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.
Kasturi Pattanaik captivated the audience with her enthralling Abhinaya on “Yahi Madhab Yahi Keshab Maa Bada Kaitaba Vadam”, choreographed by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, with music composed by Pandit Bhubaneswar Mishra.
Her Abhinaya, with subtle inner emotions and varied expressions, re-created geniuses of Guru Kelucharan Odishi dance craft. While Meera Das superbly presented"Lalita Lavanga Lata", choreographed by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra; her disciples performed her choreography “Moods of Rhythm”, the pure dance, exploring styles and patterns of the Odishi Mardala and creating many moods out of these.
“Bho Shambho”, choreographed by Guru Ratikant Mohapatra, was presented vibrantly by Srjan.
The senior disciples of Kasturi Pattanaik- Manikarnika, Bharati Mishra and Tejaswini Pallai performed Hansadhwoni Pallavi, epitomising the elegance of inner beauty of Odishi dance.