The land of the world famous Sun
Temple and the magnificent Chandrabhaga beach lures discerning tourists with
another attraction. No points for guessing we are talking of the Konark Dance
& Music festival an annual feature at the Konark temple.This great performing arts festival is all set to take place from
19-23 february 2012
The festival, a brainchild of Guru
Gangadhar Pradhan provides an ideal treat for the art connoisseurs as well as a
platform to the well known as well as emerging artists to showcase their
talents.
For three days, danseurs, Gurus,
vocalists, musicians, students, critics along with general art lovers converge
here to see, listen and interact with each other. People wait with eager
anticipation for the evenings to unfold when the festival’s open air stage
would create a divine atmosphere.
The stage becomes a perfect setting
for mesmerizing performances with stars twinkling, magnificent sculptures on
the temple wall and huge trees all around.
This year the festival promises to
be the right mix of music and dance recitals. In the dance section effort is
made to incorporate classical, semi classical and folk dance styles. So with
Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi you can also look forward to
Manipuri, Chhau, Gotipua and Ranapa. You can look forward to feasting on some
great dance exponents from around the globe. Kathak exponent Guru Gitanjali
Lal, Manipuri dancer Baisali Basu Sarkar. Odissi dancer Jyoti Rout of USA,
Mayurbhanj Chhau artiste Trilochan Mohanta are all expected to perform.
The dance troupes include Kathak Kendra New Delhi, Chhau troupe from Baripada,
Konark Natya Mandap, Sridevi Nrityalaya from Chennai etc.
In the musical section, the luminaries
include flute maestro Hariprasad Chaurasia, Odissi vocalist Dhiraj
Mohapatra , Sarod exponent Abhjit Ghose.
Konark Natya Mandap the organizers
of the festival made a humble beginning in the year 1986, under Guru Gangadhar
Pradhan, himself an acclaimed Odissi Dance Guru and Mardal player of
international faim with the idea to promote the rich traditional Orissan
cultural value and a vibrant Konark. The festival is organized in collaboration
with Orissa tourism Development Corporation and East Zonal Cultural Centre,
Kolkata.
P.S: I am all set to be dere... R u going to join me...?
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