Bhubaneswar, Jan 09: The 3rd day of International Odissi Dance Festival witnessed some memorable performances by young, established and legendary dancers in its three sessions.
Third day morning session featured group, duet, solo performances by Kokila Dance and Music Academy (Group), Binayak Jena (Solo), Rusali Das (Solo), Puja Maity & Manasi Singh (Duet), Pragnya Priyadarshini Samal (Solo), Vidisha Mishra (Solo), Sampriti Paul & Debasmita Kar (Duet), Itishri Ray (Solo) and Ishita Ganguly (Solo). The dancers had mesmerized the audiences by their splendid performance.
The afternoon session was started with group dance by Ramdhanu Kalakunj, duet dance by Manisha & Salini, solo dance by Priyadarshini Ray, duet dance by Disha Deba Dipta & Monika Samantaray, solo dance by Mayuri Krishna Sahoo, Sharanya Mukhopadhyay from USA and group dance by Nrutyatma.
The evening programme was started with solo dance by eminent dancer Padmashree recipient and disciple of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Guru Dr. Ileana Citaristi followed by duet dance by Sanjay Shaw & Anisha Mondal. Next presentation was solo dance by Akankhya Dash and Soumendra Balabantaray followed by duet performance by Sambavi Nayak & Satyaprakash Mallik. Next item was solo dance by Upasana Mohanty followed by another solo dance by Shayomita Dasgupta. Last item of the evening was group dance by the artistes of Nrutyanilaya. The 18th Pravashi Bharatiya Divas delegates and Odissi lovers present in the auditorium in large numbers were delighted by the superb performance of Odissi repertory.
The dignitaries who graced the occasion were Justice D. P. Chaudhury, Prof. Prasan Kumar Swain, Vice Chancellor, Utkal University of Culture, and Anuja Tarini Mishra, Administrative Officer, GKCM Odissi Research Centre. The programme was anchored by Dr. Mrutyunjaya Rath.
