Odissi Dance
Danse Odissi (Auditorium du Musee Guimet) by Dalbera. Available under an Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Dipanwita Roy and Priyadarshini Roy will be performing Odissi dance at the Nehru centre in Mayfair, London. Odissi dance is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dance.
VENUE : Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley Street, London, W1K 1HF
DATES : Fri 22 May 6.30 pm
ADMISSION : Free
Extract from Nehru Centre website :-
An eminent Odissi dancer and a disciple of the great Guru Padmavibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra, Dipanwita Roy has performed at major venues in India, and has extensively toured Europe, UK and the USA, for dance, workshops and demonstrations. Since 1985, she is conducting a school of Odissi dance, Shibaranjani, teaching nuances of Odissi to students. For her contribution to Odissi Dance, Dipanwita has received many awards and accolades.
One of the most talented Odissi dancers from India, Priyadarshini Roy was tutored in the nuances of Odissi by her mother, Dipanwita Roy. Priyadarshini started performing at a young age. She has a first class degree (Prabhakar) in Odissi from Prayag Sangeet Sammity, Allahabad.
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