DANCE PERFORMANCE, ODISSI ON HIGH, MAY 2019, PUNE

India House Art Gallery in association with Sutra Foundation (Malaysia) and Rudrakshya Foundation (Bhubaneswar) present Odissi on High, featuring dazzling performance of dancers of Sutra Foundation and Rudrakshya. This production explores the evolution of ‘Pallavi’ (a genre in odissi repertoire) representing the two styles of the pioneer gurus of Odissi, the late Kelucharan Mahapatra and Debaprasad Das. Their approaches have been developed and enhanced by their respective star disciples, Guru Bichitrananda and Guru Durga Charan Ranbir, respectively. Ramli Ibrahim is the conceiver of this production, co-artistically directing the production with Guru Bichitrananda Swain of Rudrakshya.