Sujata Mohapatra, Bimbavati Devi, Luna Poddar, Satyanarayan Raju and their likes danced their way into the hearts of the audience. The artists who performed on the two day festival on 7 and 8 January in the Satyajit Ray auditorium of ICCR in Kolkata were all veterans and stars in their respective fields. They perhaps could have added another dimension to the festival by including the young, who after all would be their torch-bearers.
Gone are the days when classical dancing was something your family forced on you as a kid. Today, more and more people are turning to it even as adults, to learn a new skill and tune-up parts of the body most modern routines wouldn't touch.
The festival Adirang Mahotsav organised by National School of Drama was a celebration of India’s vast folk tradition through dance, theatre, crafts fair and more.
Featuring the country's endless diversity, Creative Arts Fest, Sant-Vani and Aarambh mesmerised the Capital's dance connoisseurs the past week. A review by Manjari Sinha.
