Tribute to a legend
SHYAMHARI CHAKRA
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A dance fest to honour Sanjukta Panigrahi.
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RHYTHM DIVINE Janhabi, Monisha and Jyotsna.
There can never be a better way to celebrate the birthday of late legendary dancer Sanjukta Panigrahi than hosting a dance festival in her honour. And Orissa’s prominent cultural organistion Bhubaneswar Music Circle has been following it for the past 11 years – ever since the danseuse passed away.
This year’s festival mounted at Rabindra Mandap was named as Triveni. And rightly so. It showcased three distinct dance and music styles of India — Bharatanatyam set to Carnatic music, Kathak based on Hindustani and Odissi to Odissi music. While Chennai-based young dancer was chosen to represent Bharatanatyam and Monisha Nayak from New Delhi for Kathak, Odissi’s representation was Bhubaneswar’s Janhabi Behera.
Conceptualised and conducted by noted Odissi dancer and choreographer Aruna Mohanty, the three dancers commenced their performance together with panchadeva stuti in prayer of the five gods. It was followed by solo performances by Janhabi, Monisha and Jyotsna who again came together on stage to conclude with a pure dance number that was also conceived by Aruna Mohanty.
A senior member of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan’s Orissa Dance Academy, Janhabi presented ardhanariswara that depicted both masculine and feminine attributes in a single body. Monisha, a disciple of Rajendra Gangani, commenced her recital with nagendra haraya trilochanaya – a prayer to Lord Shiva and proceeded to present sargam tarana following the abstract patterns of music and rhythm to conclude her solo recital with a thumri. Jyotsna chose to present the customary Ganesh Vandana, an abhinaya number thumaka chalata Ramachandra followed by a Swathi Thirunal composition based on raga Hamsadhwani.
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