Konark Festival 2020

Konark Festival 2020 concludes with Kathak, Odissi


Konark: The concluding evening of Konark Festival 2020 witnessed amazing dance rendition in Odissi and Kathak being enchanted by rhythmic portrayals of Love.

The senior artists from GKCM Odissi Research Centre came up on the stage with Mangalacharan dedicated to Lord Surya Deva, the presiding deity in the temple at Konark.

It was followed by Shankaravarana Pallavi on the compositions of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra and Guru Bhubaneswar Mishra. The enactment of Krushna Gatha on the popular lyrics of Odia medieval poets exhibited love between Krishna, Radha and Gopis.

The Kathak classical recital commenced with Ganesh Stuti depicting Love as devotion. The artists from Drishtikon repertory presented Utsav love as celebration depicting purity in movement and rhythm.

In Kathak Triveni exhibiting musical composition based on the three rivers enthralled one and all.

The concluding item in Kathak was changing landscape – love as passion. Love as a life force got rhythmically recited on the stage to the appreciation of the viewers.

The International Sand Art Festival also concluded in an artistic note with sketch of bravura piece of art on sand carrying a message.