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The dance of life
Edit The Hindu 14 Jun 2016
In the scores of songs that he has choreographed over the years, Remo D’Souza made dozens of superstars fall in step with his direction on dance movements but few know that he himself was twirled and hurled around by life before he reached where he is today ... One is dance and the other is action ... My first film Lal Pahare’r Katha starring Mithun Chakraborty was based on Chhau dance –– my favourite....
Inculcating interest in a dying art form
Edit The Hindu 08 May 2016
Mayurbhanj chhau ... “Chhau originated in the villages of Odisha, Jharkhand and Bengal ... Chhau a genre of Indian tribal martial dance has three subgenres, based on its places of origin and development ... Nair says, like with all dance forms, a student of chhau will have to be disciplined ... The Mayurbhanj chhau dance workshop, part of the NCPA’s summer fiesta, will be held from May 9 to 13 at the Sea View Room, NCPA....
Chhau dancers take centrestage
Edit The Times of India 25 Apr 2016
The Chhau dance took centrestage at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on Sunday, with over 100 dancers performing the martial dance form to thunderous applause. The artists regaled the nearly 4,000-stong audience with different forms of Chhau, a traditional dance style prevalent in Jharkhand and Odisha, just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi could address the Panchayati Raj programme on Sunday....
Ranchi lake to get 30-ft statue of Vivekananda
Edit The Times of India 13 Jan 2016
Ranchi. Chief minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday laid the foundation of Swami Vivekananda's statue at Ranchi lake on the occasion of his 153rd birth anniversary, also celebrated as National Youth Day ... "Ranchi lake will be developed as a major tourist spot within two years," Das said during the ceremony ... Various programmes, like the famed Chhau dance from Seraikela and Mahishasur Mardini, were also presented by artists during the event ... ....
India is hosting its first-ever Instagram exhibition
Edit Mashable 07 Jan 2016
Being held in Kolkata from Jan ... See also. 12 Instagrammers offer unique takes on India ... Image. @Ronny Sen on Instagram ... A masked performer plays a warrior in Chhau dance at Purulia ... They include photographs of landscapes and wildlife from the Sundarban mangroves; festivals such as Holi, Ramzan and Durga Puja; and cultural traditions such as Chhau dance and pata-chitra painting, taken by both professional photographers as well as amateurs ... ....
State pushes for spot in R-Day tableaux show
Edit The Times of India 29 Dec 2015
RANCHI ... The move follows its rejection by the Centre's expert committee for selection of tableau (CECST) ... These included the megaliths of Itkhori, the Parasnath Hills, Chhau dance of Seraikela, the Hul rebellion of Santhal Pargana and minerals of Jharkhand apart from the one that was rejected," said A K Pandey, the state director of the information and public relations department(I&PRD) ... ....
Yoga joins race for UNESCO honour, ‘sport’ tag a hurdle
Edit Yahoo Daily News 08 Dec 2015
“There were other indigenous items being considered for nomination, including some rare musical and dance traditions, but the committee decided to nominate yoga on a priority basis, over and above everything else,” said Helen Acharya, Secretary, SNA ... Over the years, from India, Koodiyattam (Sanskrit theatre from Kerala), the tradition of Vedic chanting, Ramlila, Kalbelia and Chhau dance have made it to the prestigious list ... ....
Deliver on time, CM ticks off babus
Edit The Times of India 03 Dec 2015
BANDWAN (PURULIA) ... "I am saying this to all officials, especially the SDOs and BDOs. Start delivering the projects. I am very strict about all this ... Mamata apparently lost her cool when a few Chhau dancers she had called upon the dais to perform told her they were not receiving the pension promised by the government ... "I have decided to set up two academies here.One for archery , and another for Chhau dance ... Then she ordered the DM ... ....
School band brings curtain down on Campion golden jubilee
Edit The Times of India 02 Dec 2015
BHOPAL ... It was presided over by Bhopal Archbishop Leo Cornelio ... "Journey of Campion" over the last 50 years was shared with the huge gathering ... Medley of dances highlighting importance of seven colours made the evening lively. More than 200 students performed yoga, aerobics, cardio, and showcased their ability in this with accuracy flexibility and good coordination, including martial art done in form of Chhau dance of Mayurbanj (Orissa)....
Kolkata gears up for 6-day art fest
Edit The Times of India 31 Oct 2015
KOLKATA. A galaxy of prominent artists from all over the country will gather in this city for a six-day festival of art being hosted by ArtsAcre Foundation from this weekend. This will be the biggest such gathering of artists in the city in recent memory ... Soumitra Chatterjee will stage his 'Kalmrigaya' one evening, while a Chhau dance will be presented by Dilip Mahato and his troupe on another evening ... ....
Tourism tableaux show off rich culture and heritage
Edit The Times of India 28 Sep 2015
The Temple City witnessed a unique carnival showcasing the rich cultural heritage of India through a procession of tableaux, dances and folk arts on the occasion of World Tourism Day here on Sunday ... Dance troupes from Odisha, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Assam and ... Chhau dance and very popular Ghoda Nacha of Odisha were a treat to the eyes....
Creating her own idiom
Edit The Hindu 22 Sep 2015
The experience of dancing inside a temple was overwhelming for the Italian dancer and her disciples, who have come all the way from Bhubaneswar to perform for Perur Natyanjali ... She calls dance a way of life. “In India, dance was not restricted to the dance floor ... Chhau dance, a form of martial dance, helped her explore the masculine side ... Ileana Citaristi, Odissi, Chhau, classical dance ....
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