Kedar Mishra

Odissi or Orissi? Odissi is a traditional dance or a classical one? Why is Sangeet Natak Akademi so slow in according Odissi the status of a classical dance of India? Why is the…

The ancient cannibal spirit of nature has found a personification in the animal mask dance of Ghumusar of Southern Odisha.  Ghumusar, is a princely state infamously chronicled by colonial…

A debate is on at the national level on “implicit and explicit casteism” in the classical dance scenario of India. The question of “implicit and explicit casteism” needs an answer from all…

At a dance seminar that I attended recently, leading Odissi dancers were discussing something called 'pure dance.' Those who are well-versed in Indian classical dance or have some knowledge…

The curtains came down on Konark Festival 2022  with an energetic Odissi and deeply moving Kuchipudi recitals on December 5. While the Odissi segment was led by a young and promising…

Dance is not all about rhythmic movements but also nuanced poses and meaningful pauses. The fourth evening of Konark Festival: 2022 began with a nuanced Bharatanatyam performance by…

The third evening of the Konark dance festival began with an ovation to the motherland. 'Bharata Vandana' by Odissi exponent from Kolkota Debamitra Sengupta and her group depicted the glory…

It felt like a group of lotus being cradled by a gentle breeze. It was pure joy, grace and glory. It was divine yet humane. It was slowness all over the stage. Somehow, slowness can be…

Against the majestic backdrop of the Sun Temple, the 33rd edition of Konark Dance Festival began on Thursday. The festival, considered to be one of the major cultural events of the country,…

When I started writing poetry in the late eighties, I confronted a vast tract of death and alienation. The poets of my time and my language were talking about something which was not at all…