Odissi: Rasa and bhava in the ordinary everyday depicted in Sharmila Biswas’ extraordinary Manodarpan
Guru Sharmila B iswas Guru Sharmila B iswas, with her body of work , is not only an O dissi practitioner any more . She now embodies the spirit of contemporary conceptualization and innovative chore o gr ap hy . H er use of props and cloth to give a new dimension to stagecraft , h er imaginative use of music and li ghts , have redefined Odissi presentation. The words associated with her work are out the box and hatke . T he venue for her ‘ Manodarpan : Reflections of Life ’ , presented by the Natya Ballet Centre, was Kamani Auditorium and the who ’ s who of D elhi classical music and dance circles was there . ‘ Manodarpan : Reflections of Life’ was performed by Sharmila ji herself, along with her disciples Krishnendu Saha, Koushik Das, Dipjoy Sarkar, Biswajit Mondal, Raaginni Hindocha and Saity Dey. The music direction was by Rajeswari Ganguly. The production was based on eight rasas as defined by the Natya Shastra . It delves into the rich tape...