The Tridhara, an institute founded by late Guru Debaprasad Das, in collaboration with the State Culture Department, organised the 30th Guru Debaprasad Das Shraddhanjali Samaroha here on Saturday.
late Guru Debaprasad was amongst the three Gurus who established their distinct styles in Odishi dance. The direct and indirect disciples performed the identical style of the Guru in three sessions on the occasion.
The evening session was opened with the performances by the students of New Delhi-based ‘Debadhara’. They presented laxmi Narasimha Dhyana on Raga ‘Mangal Gujjari’ and ‘lalita’ and Taal ‘Ek Tali’ and ‘Jati’. The dancers brilliantly portrayed the man-lion God. The dance piece was choreographed by renowned Odishi dancer Guru Gajendra Panda. Stealing the show, noted Odishi dancer Puspita Mishra presented a solo item. Her performance was based on Devi Vandana where she explained the ‘Swaroopa’ of Devi laxmi, Devi Saraswati and Devi Kali. She presented her own choreography.
Danseuse Deepti Mishra portrayed Nayika Radha based on the song ‘Yahi Madhava Yahi Keshaba...’
New Delhi-based Alpana students caught the attention of the audience with their performance Shivastakam.
City-based dance institution the Nrutyashree presented Dasabatara on Raga ‘Kalyan’ and Tala ‘Jhampa’. Seven dancers described the ten incarnations of lord Vishnu.
Dancers from the lokanatha Kalaniketan presented Vasanta Rasa. The main highlight of the evening was the performance of Bipanchi Das, daughter and disciple of Guru Debaprasad Das. She proved her potential in her abhinaya based on ‘Ke Sahiba Aau...’
The concluding performance of the evening was by the students of the Nrutya Sangeet Kalamandir of Baleswar. They presented a dance drama ‘Krushna Katha.