Dear allPlease find the following invitaion from Anwesa Mahanta. Anwesa who holds a PhD. in Performing Arts and Oral Tradition of sattriya nritya , was recently profiled in the magazine Friends.If you are in Guwahati or Tezpur , you may attend the event. Dear Art Lover Namaskar! Holi greetings to you and your family. Also, on behalf of Kalpa, A Society for Promotion of Literature, Art, Culture and Social Harmony cordially invite you to the 7thPragjyoti International Dance Festival
| | | | | | | | | | | Pragjyoti International Dance FestivalPragjyoti Dance Festival : A View of Indian Dance by Young Proponents | | | | View on www.facebook.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | celebrating the glorious dance heritage of the country by some of the brilliant young exponents. Guwahati Version: Assam since its pre-historic days has been a heritage site taking nature, land and people in harmony. It has seen over the millennium a plurality of cultures making the entire region a living site of heritage. The festival will also be a tribute to the age old harmony among nature, land and people and their cultures. The festival is a genuine attempt to offer a kinaesthetic experience in re-visiting land and nature, history and heritage and art and culture. In celebrating and sharing the glory of its heritage, Kalpa through Pragjyoti International Dance Festival would reach out to masses and would offer a holistic vision of the land by connecting nature, history and cultural expression together in a singular forum. Dates : 7th , 8th March, 2015 Shraddhanjali Kanan, Guwahati, Time 6:00 pm 8th March, Heritage Walk in Kamakhya Temple: Discussion on Mythology, Dance Sculpture. Time 10:00 am 11th March, Lecture Demonstration and Interactive Session , Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Time 5:30pm Tezpur Version The 7th edition of Pragjyoti International Dance Festival will offer a tribute to the contribution of the Salastambha Dynasty towards society and culture of Assam and aims in featuring the mythical and historical significance of Tezpur and Mahabhairav Temple built by King Bana. Through the dance movements and unique expression of a dancer’s language of the mind perceiving the world and its cosmos, the PIDF will offer a tribute to the gloried past of the Assam. Dates: 9th, 10th March 2015, Heritage site of Mahabhairav Temple, Tezpur , Time 6:00pm onwards 10th March: Interactive Session: Tezpur College, Tezpur Please find herewith an e-invite. Looking forward to your gracious presence.Yours sincerelyAnwesa Mahanta (Festival Director) -- Anwesa Mahanta, PhD Sattriya Dancer and ResearcherVisiting Artist, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati www.anwesamahanta.com ** *Contact Address*:"Naimisa", House no. 4, Keteki Path, Saurabhnagar, Beltola Guwahati-781028 Ph:09864337724 Email: [email protected]/ [email protected] [email protected][email protected] _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
