If you like instrumental music or have an inclination towards performing arts then Sangeet Natak Akademi is the place for you to be. Hosting an array of plays and music recitals to mark their annual dance and drama festival, Sangeet Natak Akademi also has a treat for instrumental music lovers in the Capital.
Every year the festival is organised to celebrate various genres of performing arts. This year, the musical treat comes in the form of renowned flute artist Srinivas Satapathy, who will be performing accompanied by other artists.
Trained by veteran flute artist Mohini Mohan Patnik, Srinivas has performed in various music festivals in country like Sangeet Pratibha in Patna and Bhubneshwar Music Circle among others.
On the international stage he has wooed music lovers in Belgium, Spain, Holland and the USA.
He has accompanied various eminent dancers like Sujata Mohapatra and Aruna Mohanty on their performances. He was also awarded by Sangeet Natak Akademi, Ustad Bismilla Khan Yuva Puraskar in the year 2011.
The Akademi is determined to work towards building up structure of support for the practice of music, dance and drama in country. The dance and drama festival is another innitiative to support budding artists and acknowledging the veterans. The support encompasses traditional and modern forms of art in urban as well as rural environments.
The Akademi functions as the body of the performing arts in the country to preserve and promote the vast cultural heritage of India expressed in music, dance and drama. The festivals of music, dance and drama presented by the Akademi are held all over India. Don’t miss it!