The Spiritza Fest 2020 was held on January 4 and 5 at Kali Padia where several cultural troupes performed folk dances, Odishi, Sambalpuri, drama and dance.
Registrar, National School of Drama, New Delhi, Pradeep Mohanty and local MLA Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated the festival as guests.
Students trained by dance Guru Aryan and Odishi dancer Prashanti performed Sambalpuri, Odishi and modern dance on the first day. A short play titled Rani’s Birthday with social message was staged by children under the direction of Bachuram Lama. Bollywood actress Lipika Pradhan, fashion designer model Sanlisa Patel, Supei Murmu, Program Executive AIR, Nalini Kanta Sahoo, District Culture Officer, Sapan Mishra, MD, Pascimanchal TV, Rotarian Debabrata Swain graced the function as guests and praised the effort of Spiritza Academy in promoting art and culture in Keonjhar district.
The festival sponsored and supported by Ministry of Culture, New Delhi and other business organizations at the local level was held for the 5th year to showcase the amateur talents. The winners in different cultural competitions organized earlier among school and college students were awarded with prizes and trophies in a function on the valedictory day.