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SHYAMHARI CHAKRA
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Song and dance about bridging the cultural chasm.
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Photo: Ashoke Chakrabarty
In concert Sangeeta Katti Kulkarni
In a bid to lure the new generation Indians to pursue a career in Indian classical arts, New Delhi-based Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti hosted Sangam, an evening of music and dance in Bhubaneswar this week featuring Hindustani music, Odissi and Kathak that generated rave response from connoisseurs.
The evening kicked off with the resonant voice of versatile vocalist Sangeeta Katti Kulkarni from Bangalore. A disciple of Kishori Amonkar, Sangeeta, has assimilated in her singing style the best of the three gharanas - Kirana, Gwalior and Jaipur- in which she has been trained. Singing with spontaneity, the gifted vocalist regaled the audience with restrained recital of raga Purya Dhanashri followed by a popular Meera bhajan mharo pranam set to raga Yaman Kalyan. Her concluding number, a Marathi abhang of Vithal Das and composed by her guru Amonkar, was a beautiful blending of ragas Bibhas and Todi.
The Odissi dance recital was presented by New Delhi-based Reela Hota followed by two budding and brilliant male dancers of Bhubaneswar-based Rudrakshya dance centre - Laingaraj Pradhan and Amulya Balbantray - who presented ’Sanjog’, a classic choreographic composition of their guru Bichitrananda Swain in which elements of folk and music of Orissa have brilliantly been blended.
Striking nice chemistry between them, Kathak dancer couple Abhimanyu Lal and Vidha Lal, commenced with ”Vo Sambhu’, an invocation to Lord Shiva, followed by the traditional repertoire in which Abhimanyu excelled in intricate footwork while Vidha impressed with her intense emoting.
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