CLASSICAL DANCE OF INDIA, ODISSI STYLE, + TABLA AND HINDI CLASSES
About Guru Surendra Nath Jena’s Style of Odissi:
The most unique element of Guruji’s dance style is the way it is entrenched in Bhakti Ras. Bhaav (emotion) is given prime importance in all his dances. Hence, his dance is meant for atma-ranjan (pleasing the soul) rather than lok-ranjan (pleasing the world). The movements and especially, the abhinaya, emphasizes more on the lokdharmi sentiments, shown as sahaj, or natural, as in life. His ashtapadis of Geeta Govinda, are hence, based on bhaav-sanchari (communication through emotions), rather than shabd-sanchari (literal communication). A documentary was producedin 2006 (See:http://humanitieslab.stanford.edu/51/67). Another significant element is that his dances are danced in a smaller space, retaining the idea of space in the Nat Mandap of the Konark Temple. Konark Kanti, Guruji’s first dance piece, was created in 1968, after he visited the temple for the first time. The basic twelve poses or units of his dance are based on the sculptures of that temple. He has explored the ‘sculpturesque pose’ further, by shaping it as a unit of movement, thus rendering the sculptural narrative, kinetically alive.
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Category Dance
Posted Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
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