Odissi dance recital

Odissi dance recital and lecture cum demonstration by Alpana Nayak

Indian Culture Centre, Colombo in association with the University of Visual and Performing Arts is organizing an Odissi dance recital of Alpana Nayak from India at 6 pm on February 10 at the auditorium of University of Visual and Performing Arts, No.21 Albert Crescent, Colombo 7.

Alpana Nayak will be presenting Odissi dance solo in the classical style that was embellished by her gurus, late Guru Deva Prasad Das and Guru Sudhakar Sahoo. She has enriched her Odissi style under Guru Hare Krishna Bahera. Widely travelled Nayak performed Odissi dance in many parts of the world and participated in major cultural festivals. She has taught Odissi and different Indian folks dances in several cities of India, England and Japan.

Her Odissi dance disciples include both normal as specially gifted children. She takes special care to train Odissi dance to specially gifted children (physically and mentally challenged) in Indian classical and folk dance forms for their holistic development in the society.

Alpana Nayak is also conducting a lecture cum demonstration of Odissi dance at the University of Visual and Performing Arts at 10 am on February 10 on Odissi dance.

Her performance and lecture demonstration are free events.

For further details please contact the Indian Cultural Centre on telephone no: 2684698 or email: iccrcolombo @gmail.com.