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Sharon Lowen grew up in Detroit, United States, where her father was a chemical engineer and her mother a clinical psychologist. [5] She trained in modern dance, Cecchetti ballet and classes at the Detroit Institute of Arts in puppetry, mime and theater since childhood, was a member of the Detroit Puppetry Guild, Puppeteers of America and UNIMA, performed with George Latshaw's puppets for the ...
The Odissi dance likely expanded in the 17th century, states Alexandra Carter, under King Ramachandradeva's patronage. [46] This expansion integrated martial arts (akhanda) and athletics into Odissi dance, by engaging boys and youth called Gotipuas, as a means to physically train the young for the military and to resist foreign invasions. [46]
Bhoomika Dash is an Indian actress and classical Odissi dancer who is known for her acting in the Odia film industry. [1] She made her debut through an Odia movie called Rumku Jhumana as a child artist, then as a lead actress in the movie Tu mo love story.
Ranjana Gauhar is an exponent of the Indian Classical dance - Odissi, an ancient dance style which originated, centuries ago, in the temples of Orissa. Padmashree Ranjana Gauhar [1] is an Odissi dancer. [2] She won the Padma Shree in 2003 [3] and with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2007 by the President of India. [4]
Sujata Mohapatra is actively involved in teaching Odissi. She is the Principal of 'Srjan' (Odissi Nrityabasa), [8] a prime Odissi Dance Institution founded by MGuru Kelucharan Mohapatra She holds a master's degree in Oriya Literature from Utkal University, and has done research work at the Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneshwar. [9]
Kelucharan Mohapatra (8 January 1926 – 7 April 2004) was a legendary Indian classical dancer, guru, and exponent of Odissi dance, who is credited with the revival and popularizing of this classical dance form in the 20th century. [2] He is the first person to receive the Padma Vibhushan from Odisha. [3]
Surendra Nath Jena (10 October 1924 – 8 October 2007) was a notable Odissi dancer renowned for his contributions to the art form. His dance style was characterized by a comprehensive integration of diverse elements of Indian culture, including temple sculpture, ancient dance forms, Sanskrit and vernacular literature, yoga, traditional painting, manuscripts, and philosophy.
His choreographed dance episodes based on the lives of great poets of India Kalidas and Jayadeba. In mid-life he was made the head of department of Odissi dance, in Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, the only college of dance & music of Odisha. [2] He taught Kelucharan Mohapatra, Deba Prasad Das, Mayadhar Raut, and Bhagaban Sahu. [citation needed]