More than 20 artistes, and theatre researchers and scholars including Nilakantha Mallick, Bhima Charan Jena, Madhusudan Nayak, Shyamsundar Mahalik and Manoranjan Jena participated in it
ABOUT KELA NAATA
The Kela Naata is a two-person affair where a ‘Kela’ (male member of the tribe) and ‘Keluni’ (a female of the tribe) perform. The Kela plays a peculiar string instrument, Ghuduki, sings and dances with the Keluni
ABOUT CHADEYA NAATA
- Chadheya Naata, inspired from mythology, is a folk art
- The Naata artistes perform on the adrenaline-rush music of dhols (drums), mahuri and cymbals
- The play has four major characters: Chadheya, Chadheyani, Mausa (uncle) and Chaukidar (watchman)
The performers have to be versatile and flexible as the characters have to sing, act and dance simultaneously. It is pompous, grand and no where subtle or low-key
Balasore: A three-day workshop on Chadheya and Kela Naata at Utkala Shilpa Grama Nosi Business park in Balasore concluded on a high note Monday.
Chadheya Naata, inspired from mythology, is a folk art. The Naata artistes perform on the adrenaline-rush music of dhols (drums), mahuri and cymbals.
The play has four major characters: Chadheya, Chadheyani, Mausa (uncle) and Chaukidar (watchman).
Speaking to Orissa POST one of the artistes said, “The performers have to be versatile and flexible as the characters have to sing, act and dance simultaneously. Theatricality is present all through the acts. It is pompous, grand and no where subtle or low-key.”
However the Kela Naata is a two-person affair where a ‘Kela’ (male member of the tribe) and ‘Keluni’ (a female of the tribe) perform. The Kela plays a peculiar string instrument, Ghuduki, sings and dances with the Keluni.
More than 20 artistes, and theatre researchers and scholars participated in the workshop. To name a few eminent artistes—Nilakantha Mallick, Bhima Charan Jena, Madhusudan Nayak, Shyamsundar Mahalik and Manoranjan Jena— brainstormed on the present status of folk art in the state and specifically pondered on how to treasure the art for the posterity. Researchers like Laxmikanta Tripathy, Badal Sikdar and Suranjan Das Mohapatra discussed on the various difficulties faced by the dance artistes and the various improvements it requires.
In the evening, Sarat Chandra Das, head of Kala Sanskruti, inaugurated the folk dance programme. The dancers of Buanla Basanti Kela Naata Parishad with their electrifying performance set the stage on fire and the crowd demanded “once more” in chorus. Not only the general audience but eminent danseuses heaped praises on the choreographer.
In the end the audience and the efforts of Shilpi Kesu Das and his team were recognised for organising the event.
Residents of nearby towns and villages thronged to Balasore to witness the musical extravaganza.