A classical dance form of Orissa, a state in eastern India and possibly, the oldest surviving dance form in India based on archaeological evidence, Odissi is considered to be a constant source of delight and inspiration to dancers. Join this eGroup.

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Account Options New User? Group Information Members: 24 Category: Founded: Jun 21, 2001 Language: English Real people. Real stories. Check them out and nominate your group. Stay up to speed on the latest Groups news and updates, visit the The Odissi eGgroup is a discussion group for the Odissi

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2. Surupa Sen - An Interview

Surupa Sen speaks about the sudden turns and twists her life has taken and her vision for Nrityagram.

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An undulating road. Narrow in parts. A signboard of hands, below which is scripted Nrityagram. Red mud, green kerosene lanterns. Maithaili comes, thumping her tail on the ground. Jaya, the girl with the long hair, smiles. The clouds darken as we approach the mud and granite portals of India's
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3. Odissi - Classical Dance of Orissa

Introduction to the 2000-year-old Odissi dance of eastern India.

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The Orissi (odissi) dance is a popular Indian dance form
The Odissi (Orissi) dance is the Indian classical dance from the Eastern state of Odissa. It has a long, yet broken tradition. Although dance in Odissa may be traced back more than 2000 years, it was brought to near extinction during the colonial period. Therefore, modern Odissi dance is a

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4. Practitioners of Odissi

Index of leading Odissi dancers.

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about indian classical dance and music, performing arts, allied arts. www.artindia.net
on Indian Classical performing and allied arts. Since 1998. traces its origins to the ritual dances performed in the temples of ancient northern India. Today the name Odissi refers to the dance style of the state of Orissa in eastern India. Like other classical arts of India, this ancient dance

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5. Profile - Padmashri Madhavi Mudgal

A Guru, Choreographer and exponent of Odissi

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is privileged to present this page on MADHAVI MUDGAL as part of its series on outstanding artists of India. M adhavi Mudgal epitomizes the elegance and sophistication that are the result of blending modern sensibilities with the ancient ethos of eastern India to create the highly lyrical dance

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6. Sharon Loewen

Interview from The Tribune.

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feudal patronage still holds sway" W hat strikes one on meeting Sharon Lowen is her large, lovely eyes. She looks like a fair Indian maiden, and not a foreigner. The renowned Odissi danseuse has assimilated and internalised Indian art and culture to the extent that she is more Indian than
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7. Orissi / Odissi Dance

Brief history from the Evergreen State College (USA).

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Orissi/Odissi Classical Dance at The Evergreen State College from India taught for undergraduate credit by tenured faculty, Dr. Ratna Roy & colleagues
For information about Ratna Roy as a dance faculty at Evergreen, Odissi scholar, and proponent of the Mahari Orissi style of Padmashri Guru Pankaj Charan Das please visit the links below. Odissi/Orissi now has it's own home in The Evergreen State College Orissi Curriculum web pages. To learn

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8. Narthaki

An archive of articles pertaining to Odissi and other Indian classical dances.

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"Be it Tamil or Chinese, the poetry of Subramania Bharati or the bhajans of Mira Bai, bhava as experienced through Bharatanatyam is universal to all languages." - Guru Kalyanasundaram Pillai ('Of 'talking' feet' by Vidya Saranyan, The Hindu Friday Review, Dec 26, 2008) Mohan Khokar Dance
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9. A website dedicated to Odissi

It invites members from the general public

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After a long hiatus & break from Odissi, I found some time to show some love to this website. As you all can guess we run wonderful drupal to power this site. I upgraded to Drupal 6.2 & as a result things could have been broken. Please let me know if u see anything. Smitalay organises
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