Chhau dance is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk origins in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It is found in three styles named after the ...

India is one of the most beautiful states, Odisha is noted for its unique ... The festival is noted for the performance of the famous Chhau dance, which is a traditional dance form that requires ...

Showcasing the folklores and the great mythological tales, Chhau dance has evolved as one of the best theatrical forms. The artists of the city learned this form in a Mayubhanj Chhau Dance ...

In a bid to promote the folk dance forms of the State, the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi will organise a three-day National Chhau Dance Festival at the Utkal Mandap here from May 28. Addressing ...

the 8th Theatre Olympics staged vibrant multicultural performances from different states of India at National School of Drama, Sri Ram Centre and Kamani, recently. The Chhau dance from Odisha ...

Officials in Seraikella Government Chhau Centre, which organises the festival in ... it has been decided to use it also as a platform to promote other traditional dance forms of the state. Invitation ...

Jamshedpur, June 13: One of the state’s oldest tribal forms — Chhau dance — is the subject of a documentary by a young film-maker and a pass out of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, ...

But Rakesh Saibabu, a Chhau exponent from Mayurbhanj ... the vanishing glory of this glorious heritage dance of Mayurbhanj, a state in Odisha. “It’s all because of the lack of publicity ...

She teaches Chhau at her university, which has a department dedicated to the dance. Over the past 10 years ... touring locally and also in neighbouring States. “While men can change in the ...

Since Shubha’s new book depicts the current state of India’s cultural heritage ... son Subrato Mahato of the Adabana Tarun Sangha Chhau Dance society. Chhau stories comprise Indian mythology ...

I was drawn to Chhau by many factors: the inspiration of my late guru Krushna Chandra Naik, Chhau’s socio-mythic background and the lyrical strength of the movement technique. The expansive use ...