Inauguration of the Festival

By Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC 

Followed by
 

Sampoorna – ‘I travel from Temple to Stage’
Conceptualised, choreographed and designed by Sharmila Biswas

Presented by Sharmila Biswas and artists of Odissi Vision and Movement Centre, Kolkata - Rohini Banerjee; Krishnendu Saha; Koushik Das; Dipjoy Sarkar; Biswajit Mondal; Kunal Pradhan; Raaginni Hindocha; and Shangsaptaka Dey

The choreography traces the evolution of Odissi dance from the traditional practitioners, its revival as part of India’s nationalist movement, to become one of the finest  classical dance forms today