Kolkata Mayur Lalit Dance Academy in collaboration with the ICCR organized a festival of pure Odissi recital titled Uttaranga in Kolkata.

Gautam De, Regional Director, ICCR, Pandit Nityananda Mishra were special guests at the show.

Debamitra Sengupta, Director, Kolkata Mayur Lalit Dance Academy and the Chief Guests gave flowers to Lord Jagannath and inaugurated the event.

The event saw some captivating dance performances by four senior students of the Academy- Esha Sengupta, Aditi Bose, Trisha Chakraborty and Bhamoti Basu.

“I had conceived the idea of Uttaranga three years ago. It is actually a festival to showcase pure Odissi items (solo, duet and group recitals). This event is like a graduation ceremony. Uttaranga is a launch pad for the students who wish to pursue Odissi professionally. Those students who have the potential would be formally introduced to the fraternity though Uttaranga” said Debamitra Sengupta.

The performances at Uttaranga were Bajrakanti Pallavi, Krishna Tandava, Swabhinaya Pallavi, Shiva Stuti, Durga Stuti, Yugmadwanda Pallavi and Mare Bana Dhara.

The scintillating performances kept the audiences engrossed throughout.

Priyanka Dutta