Parvati Dutta
(Performance at Ananya Dance Festival)
On the 5th October Parvati Dutta and group from
Aurangabad brought an amalgam of seven dance forms- Odissi, Kathak, Bharatnatyam,
Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam and Kathakali.
Parvati Dutta is a versatile kathak and odissi dancer. She
is also a Guru and director of the Mahagami Gurukul, Aurangabad. She has been
the disciple of Pt. Birju Maharaj (kathak) and Smt. Madhavi Mudgal (odissi) and
has also received guidance from Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra.She has performed in
India and abroad.
The performance began with
Nirgeet, an attempt to showcase the dance vocabulary of the ancient period.
It revolves around the rituals performed in the ancient times to appease the
Gods and pacify the demons .Nirgeet comprised of abstract utterances, melodic
and rhythmic patterns coupled with symbolic gestures and motifs. These beats
and chants were enunciated by the dancers in each of the seven forms of dance
and were beautifully executed. The culmination was in “Sageet’ in praise of
Lord Shiva. The verses praised the Lord as the one who resides in the Kailash
Parvat, has the moon as his ‘mukut’ or head dress and snakes as his ornaments.
The seven dancers enacted the verses in their own vocabulary.
The next composition was titled, ‘Sannidhi’ or flowing
together. The seven holy rivers of India were symbolically represented by the
seven dance forms: Narmada by kathak, Kaveri by bharatnatyam, Sindhu by
kathakali, Godavari by kuchipudi, Yamuna by Manipuri, Ganga by odissi and
Saraswati by mohiniattam. Each dancer performed verses on each of the rivers.
Every dancer showed the flowing of the river individually and then together
into each other. The river Yamuna is associated with Krishna Leela, particularly
the ball game on its shores and then the vanquishing of Kalia Naag. Ganga
resides in the hair of Lord Shiva and is called Shankar Mauli. The blending of
the rivers in the form of dance, music and verses held the audience spell
bound. The performance ended in ‘Shankha Dhwani’ and ‘Aarti’. Parvati Dutta
conceptualized the presentation and performed the odissi portion with extreme
poise and grace.
This is what the nation requires: Rather that ‘Apni dhapli
apna raag’, one dhapli one raag and total blending of all interpretations.
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