NCPA Vistaar Session 5

An online dance outreach program for children aimed at building exposure towards the different dance forms through specially curated sessions covering various topics related to Indian folk and classical dance.

Odissi Lecture Demonstration by Sarita Mishra
School – Dharmaveer Sambhaji Vidyalaya, Vikhroli, Mumbai.

Telecast live on NCPA YouTube Page

Artist Info:

Sarita Mishra
Sarita started learning Odissi at the age of 4. She has been a dedicated student and devoted practitioner of this art form for the last 34 years. During this journey she has been performing on wide platform at both National & International arena. She has to her credit around 1600 stage shows. In addition to this she has been actively involved in imparting training and has to her credit a large number of students both at National and International level. She has also been instrumental in promoting and creating awareness about Odissi in many rural villages of India actively working with various government schools.

Training:

• Initial 20 Years of training under Guru Niranjan Rout in Guru Debaprasad Das Style
• Last 14 Years of Training under Guru BichitraNanda Swain in Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Style

Accomplishments:

• Empaneled Artist of ICCR & Spicmacay
• Graded Artist of Doordarshan
• Recipient of National Junior Scholarship for  10 Years
• Trained and Guided students under her mentorship received National Scholarship and pursuing Dance Career as Soloiest
• Founder and Creative Director Of Adyasha Foundation an Odissi institution based in Bengaluru for imparting pure Odissi dance training and host Classical Dance festival twice a year showcasing Eminent Dancer & Young Talents of all Classical Forms.
• Has been involved in creating new compositions both in Odiya as well as  Kannada language for self and her students

Performances:

• Performance & Workshop at Argentine, Lima, Trujhillo & Bolivia since 2015 the latest being in 2018.
• Performance at Kischner Cultural Centre Argentina 2016 & 2018.
• Mukteshwar Festival, Odisha in 2018.
• Kinkini Festival, Bengaluru, 2018.
• Mardol Festival, Goa, 2017.
• Cultural Centre Borges, Argentina & ICCR Cultural Centre, Sao Paulo Brazil 2015 & 2017.
• Centro Cultural CCORI WASI of the Ricardo Palma University Lima in 2017.
• Odissi Performance at Biblioteca Nacional DEL, Peru in 2018.
• Performances at Stockholm (Sangeet Conference, 2016), Croatia and Portugal in 2016.
• Performances at 25 Cities all over the USA in 2014.

Awards/Appreciations:

• Appreciation award from Ohio, Nashville, Chicago, Maryland.
• Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Excellence Award 2018, Bengaluru, Rithadevi excellence, Pune
• Kalayogi Award 2016 from ICCR Bangalore
• Aekalavya award Bhubaneswar.

Please note: The video will be available for a week post the live lecture/demonstration.