Snippets of Information
Dance Festivals
* 23 March 2022
The annual Dhauli-Kalinga Mahostsav, an arts festival presented at the
Buddhist heritage site of Dhauli hills near Bhubaneswar has been an
exemplary public-private partnership. The festival brings together
classical, folk, martial and contemporary genres of arts on one platform
- a treat for the commoners and connoisseurs alike.
Dhauli festival, launched 13 years ago, was the brain-child of Odissi
dance guru Gangadhar Pradhan who had launched the famed Konark dance and
music festival. Kalinga Mahotsav was conceptualized by
Bhubaneswar-based Italian Odissi dancer Ileana Citaristi as an exclusive
martial arts festival highlighting the victory of peace over violence
and staged atop the Dhauli hill that had witnessed the dreaded Kalinga
war and the transformation of the war’s chief architect Emperor Ashoka
to a follower of Buddhism. The Department of Tourism of Odisha
Government intervened and brought both festivals happening at the same
site together to rename it as Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav while becoming a
major partner for the past eight years. The festival has ascended new
heights under the innovative leadership and management of Odissi
exponent Aruna Mohanty who now leads the well-known Odisha Dance
Academy.
Source: Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav: A classic confluence by Shyamhari Chakra, March 02, 2017, thehindu.com
* 23 March 2022
Konark Dance & Music Festival started in the year 1986 at
Konark Natya Mandap by its Founder-Director Guru Gangadhar Pradhan. This
festival has established its own unique identity in the sense that
eminent artistes of national and international repute participate and
perform Odissi, Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam
and other classical, folk & tribal dances/music of our country on
the enchanting stage of the Natyashala in the monumental Sun Temple,
Konark in the natural ambience of casuarinas and cashew trees. This
festival is held every year from 19th to 23rd February.
Source: konarkfestival.com
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