Eminent Odissi dancer to enchant Delhiites

An evening of lilting tunes and lyrical moves will celebrate the perfect communion of beauty, grace, melody, rhythm, movements and expressions, when the noted Odissi dancer from Bengaluru, Madhulita Mohapatra and her acclaimed Nrityantar Dance Ensemble will bring to stage the magical beauty of Odissi dance. the event will be conducted on May 1, 7 pm at Stein Auditorium, Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Odissi dance is an epitome of fluid grace, lyrical beauty, sculptural sensuality and deep spirituality with curvaceous movements, sculptured poses and impeccable rhythm.

Complemented by soulful music, this dance of lyrical beauty cast a spell on spectators. The event promises an enchanting evening in store for all art lovers when Madhulita Mohapatra and dancers from the leading Odissi ensemble, Nrityantar reveal the beauty and elegance of Odissi dance to viewer's delight.

Young talented Madhulita Mohapatra has carved a niche as one of the leading Odissi exponents in south India. A graded artiste of Doordarshan and an empanelled artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), she is admired and applauded by the connoisseurs and critics alike, for her profound artistry and her innate abhinaya quality. She is the recipient of the prestigious IIDF and BCKA Yuva Kala Pratibha awards and has performed extensively in India and abroad.

Counted among the foremost exponents of Odissi dance of her generation, Madhulita Mohapatra has found a way to appeal to the millennials with her new age works in Odissi dance.

She is rightfully applauded for her inventive choreographic skills and her adeptness to keep her audiences engaged with the imaginative use of movements and space.

Whereas the dance movements look fresh and innovative, they are deeply rooted in foundations of classical Odissi dance. Under her training, vision and supervision, young talented dancers of her troupe, Nrityantar Dance Ensemble, work tirelessly to meet the highest standards of artistic display. Madhulita Mohapatra's group choreographies with her Nrityantar Dance Ensemble, are always a visual delight.

The event will showcase an array of choreographies, from the timeless ones to new flavours of Odissi. Where Madhulita Mohapatra will enthral viewers with clarity and precision of her dance and her deeply moving abhinaya, her Nrityantar Dance Ensemble is set to mesmerise everyone with their captivating moves, powerful imagery and seamless synchronicity.