Bhubaneswar: Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre is all set to enthrall dance connoisseurs on occasion of its 10th edition of annual Biswa Odissi Utsav (Odissi International dance festival) from December 23 o 25.
The auditorium and the surrounding have been bedecked with lights. As many as 300 Odissi dancers and delegates from India and abroad will take part in the event, hosted by Bhubaneswar-based Samskritiki cultural society in collaboration with various Odissi dance institutions of the world.
At the same time, Delhi-based Odissi exponent Guru Kumkum Lal will be honoured with the Odissi International Lifetime Achievement Honour in the year 2019 for her revolutionary contribution to Odissi.
This three-day festival features a seminar on ‘Odissi Today: Diversity and Possibility’, a visit to the temples and heritage sites of Bhubaneswar for study of dance-sculptures and a workshop on makeup for Odissi dancers besides an exhibition of publications on Odissi dance.
The objective of the festival is to unite the ever-growing global Odissi folks every year and to encourage the dancers to discover the cultural roots of the dance tradition.
It further aims at promoting cultural tourism and fostering friendship among people of different countries and cultures through this annual union and celebration in the Land of Odissi, explained festival founder-director Shyamhari Chakra.
PNN