Bhavana ‘Aparajita’ Shukla
Bhopal I Stage is all set ready to mesmerise viewers at world’s one of the famous heritage site Khajuraho at Chhattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh with a melang of Indian classical dance by renowned performers .
The festival will be ogranised by Ustad Alauddin Khan Sangeet evam Kala Academy and Tourism Department, Madhya Pradesh Government, from February 20 to 26.
The festival will witness Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Odissi ,Kuchipudi and Satriya dance performances by exponents to their field.
Talking to Shabd Writer, Sheo Shekhar Shukla, Principal Secretarty, Tourism and Culture said “ Up beating Covid-19 induced stress and following guidelines, we are moving forward by organizing annual fests and events in the State. Visitors too are reciprocating the zeal and temperament. After successfully organizing, Tansen Samaroh and Mandu Festival, Now we are going to held this event. The performances will be streamed live on the official Facebook “
“ Stalwarts like Geeta Chandan, Deepak Maharaj, Aishwarya Warrier , Meernanda Barthakur, Utpala Hukai, Aligunjan Kalita Mudiyar, Chandrani Kalita Ojha, Satriya, Aruna Mohanti , Saurav-Gaurav Mishra, Piyal Bhattacharya, Sulagna Ban, Vinod Kevin Bachan ,Anita Sharma, Satriya, Priya Srivastava, Purnashree Raut, Avijit Das,Bharti Shivaji , Maitreyee Pahari, Satyanarayana Raju, Ayana Mukherjee and Prashant,Aarya Nande and Purnima Ashok & Group will perform against the backdrop of finest sculptures of this place, “ he added.
SCHEDULE – 20 to 26 February, 2021
20 February Geeta Chandan & Group Bharatnatyam
Deepak Maharaj Kathak
21 February Aishwarya Warrier Mohiniattam
Meernanda Barthakur, Utpala Hukai, Aligunjan Kalita Mudiyar, Chandrani Kalita Ojha Satriya + Kathak Duet
Aruna Mohanti and Group Odissi
22 February Saurav-Gaurav Mishra Kathak Duet
Piyal Bhattacharya and Group Marg Natya
Sulagna Banerjee and Rajdeep Banerjee Kathak + Bharatnatyam
23 February Vinod Kevin Bachan and Vrinda Chadha Odissi Duet
Anita Sharma and Group Satriya
Priya Srivastava Kathak
24 February Purnashree Raut Odissi
Avijit Das Kuchipudi
Bharti Shivaji and Group Mohiniattam
25 February Maitreyee Pahari and Group Kathak
Satyanarayana Raju Bharatnatyam
Ayana Mukherjee and Prashant Kalia Kuchipudi + Chhau Couple
26 February Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy Manipuri Group
Aarya Nande………. Odissi
Purnima Ashok & Group …….Bharatnatyam