Shri Dwarakamai Vidyapeeth and Shri Gurusthan invite you to a Sai fundraising event with an artistic Odissi dance performance by the twelve member Odissi Gatha group led by renowned dancer choreographer Ms. Aruna Mohanty.  

Like other Indian classical dance forms, Odissi has two major facets: Nritta or non-representational dance , in which ornamental patterns are created using body movement in space and time;and Abhinaya, or stylized mime in which symbolic  had gestures and facial expressions are used to interpret a story or theme.

Odissi dance got its recognition as a classical dance, after Bharat Natyam, Kathak & Kathakali in the year 1958, although it had a glorious past. The temple like Konark have kept alive this ancient forms of dance in the stone-carved damsels with their unique lusture, posture and gesture. In the temple of Lord Jagannath it is the devadasis, who were performing this dance regularly before Lord Jagannath, the Lord of the Universe. After the introduction of the Gita Govinda, the love theme of Lordess Radha and Lord Krishna, the devadasis performed abhinaya with different Bhavas & Rasas.The Gotipua system of dance was performed by young boys dressed as girls. During the period of Ray Ramananda, the Governor of Raj Mahendri the Gotipua style was kept alive and attained popularity. The different items of the Odissi dance style are Mangalacharan, Batu Nrutya or Sthayi Nrutya, Pallavi, Abhinaya & Mokhya. Starting from Mangalacharan, it ends in Mokhya. The songs are based upon the writings of poets who adored Lordess Radha and Krishna, as their ISTHADEVA & DEVIS, above all KRUSHNA LILA or RASALILA are Banamali, Upendra Bhanja, Kabi Surya Baladev Rath, Gopal Krishna, Jayadev & Vidagdha Kavi Abhimanyu Samant Singhar.

The dance from the Temple in Puri is specially choreographed for a stage production with custom light and sound effects.  The program will consist of episodes from the Ramayana and from the life of Sri Krishna and is scheduled to be held at Brooks Middle School in Lincoln, MA on Sunday, May 19, at 4 PM.  For more information and tickets, please visit http://www.shrigurusthan.com or www.Dwarkamai.org call 774-27-MYSAI     

Please  check  for Discount tickets for dance school students and parties of ten or more.

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