The 6th edition of two-day all India Classical Dance Festival and Guru Naman Dance and Music Festival 2022- 2023 concluded with much fan fare here.
In the concluding ceremony, Guru Alok Kanungo from Kolkata was awarded with the prestigious Dr Snehaprabha Samantray award, while Guru Niranjan Rout was awarded with Guru Durga Charan Ranbir Award.
The dignitaries present on the occasion were, former HOD, Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Dr Sneha Prava Samantray, Director, Doordarshan Deepti Mishra, Secretary, Sangeet Natak Akademi Prabodh Rath, GKCM, ORC, Chief Executive Subodh Acharya and Prof Jaganath Kuanr.
The 2nd day of the dance festival started with the Odishi performance by Dr Subhashree Pattnaik, which was based on the love story of Radha and Krushna. The audiences were spellbound with the performance of Dr Subhashree Pattnaik’s performance from Rasalila of Brindavan.
After that the dancers of Nrutydham Group performed Dasamahabidya Odishi dance, which was directed by Dr Subhashree Pattnaik and then Atanu and Pranab from Kolkata performed Bharatnatyam dance. The Nupur Group performed Panchabhuta Odishi dance, which was directed by Guru Niranjan Rout.
In the last performance, Rurdrakhya Foundation performed Odishi dance, which was directed by Guru Bichitrananda Swain. The glittering show witnessed eminent dancers mesmerizing the audience with their dance moves and the dance festival showcased performances by the eminent artists from various parts.