Bhubaneswar: Padadhwani-2024, (international dance festival), organised by Nrutyakala Dance Academy, was recently held at Bhanjakala Mandap, Bhubaneswar.
The festival was divided into two seasons: morning and evening. Over 150 dancers from Odisha and outside the state entertained the audience by their scintillating performances in the festival. The artistes presented Odissi, Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Sambalpuri, Ghumura and semi-classical dances.
While eminent Odissi dancer Guru Monalisa Samantaray, Mardala exponent Guru Tarini Prasad Das and Odissi vocalist Guru Dibya Ranjan Pattnaik attended the morning session as distinguished guests and felicitated the dancers, the evening session had Trilochan Baral, Odissi dance exponent Guru Arupa Gayatri Panda and vocalist Guru Manoj Kumar Mati as esteemed guests and felicitated the dancers.
All the participants were felicitated with Nrutya Madhurya Samman.
While Santosh Kumar Mohapatra and Sharmistha Mohapatra managed the festival, Guru Jyotirmayee Supakar, the force behind Nrutyakala Dance Academy, a premier dance institution, was the festival director. The emcee of the evening was Seshadeba Ojha.
