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Aruna Mohanty
Devotion, perseverance and commitment have placed Aruna Mohanty as the finest among Odissi dancers of her generation. Nurtured under the able guidance of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan, Aruna especially excels in the abhinaya aspect of Odissi. She has been a student and Secretary of Orissa Dance Academy. Her unique skill and versatility make her the recipient of many awards and accolades, including the Mahari Award 1997, Sanjukta Panigrahi Memorial National Award 2001, Fellowship by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, and an award for her contribution to the field of Odissi Dance, from the Utkal University, orissa. Apart from dance, Aruna has also established herself as an excellent choreographer. Some of the items in her repertoire include the dance ballet “Shrusti O Pralay”, “Varsha Abhisara”, “Shravan Kumar”, “Samrat Kharavela” , “Kanchi Abhijan”, “Krupanidhana” & “Krushna Saranam”, etc. Widely traveled to countries like Canada, USA, South America and some of the European countries, she is the advisor-member of Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. Currently she is conferred for the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year -2010 by the Govt. of India. And Govt. of Orissa has appointed her to be the Vice-President of State Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Concept Note
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Gatha Odissi - from the temple to the stage
History is not scripted; it gets created over the ages. It transforms itself according to the tides of life and times. Therefore, from the point of view of the present, how does one view the entire panorama of Odissi Dance, which has traveled through an arduous journey of nearly two thousand years?
After the sunrise, comes the dark hour of the sunset. But the rhythmic foot falls of Odissi dance, however, continue to reverberate from within the dark corridors of history.
Around the middle of Ninteenth century a new resolve paves the way for the resurrection of the flagging traditions of Odissi Dance. The danseuse damsels break out of their stony incarnation from temple-walls and metamorphose into life. In this hour of revival, the great Gurus of our times create a whole new grammar of Odissi. The genesis of Mangalacharan, Pallavi, Sthayi, Abhinaya and Moksha, which form the superstructures of Odissi, spring up from the sub-structures of the allied art forms and folk forms of Odisha such as Mahari, Gotipua, Sakhi Nata, Raasa and Leela.
Through brief narrations and symbolic images Odisha Dance Academy spins the story of transformation and resurgence of Odissi Dance spanning from the Jagannath Temple of Puri right up to the contemporary stage.
Conceptualized by - Guru Aruna Mohanty
Kedar Mishra
Music composition - Guru Bijay Kumar Jena
Rhythm composition - Guru Dhaneswar Swain
Guru Bijay Kumar Barik
Musicians :
Mardala - Guru Ddhaneswar Swain
Guru Bijaya Kumar Bari
Vocal - Harapriya Swain
Nazia Alam
Rupak Kumar Parida
Violin - Ramesh Chandra Das
Flute - Srinibash Satpathy
Sitar - Swapneswar Chakravorty
Dance Choreography- Guru Aruna Mohanty
Dancers :
Odissi Dance : Ramesh Ch. Jena, Madhusmita Mohanty, Yudhisthir Nayak, Pabitra Ku. Pradhan, Sridutta Bhol, Janhabi Behera, Pankaj Ku. Pradhan, Pravat Ku. Swain, Arupa Gayatri Panda , Prashant Ku. Behera, Bijan Ku. Palei , Pragati Das & Rudra Prashad Swain.
Gotipua Dance : Sriram Chahatray, Suryakanta Samantaray,Arupananda Pradhan, Santosh Biswal & Rama Pradhan
I was single mindedly devoted to one thought at work today: "Why oh Why did I forget my mid-morning snack?"
I bought this box of snack donuts - you get 4 little donuts in each pack. My plan was to toss a pack in my purse to have with a cup of coffee about 10:00 am. This was a very good plan. My execution, however, left a lot to be desired. I DID remember my plan this morning... but not until I was halfway to work. So being the obsessive/compulsive person that I am, I stewed about it the rest of the day. UNTIL I could get home and have my lovely little chocolate goodies!
All's well that end's well!
Devotion in St. Patrick's Cathedral New York. Amidst the hectic and the noise of the city, this place is an oasis of tranquility, where people can find a moment to pray or reflect.
Silver Award winning Print at the Australian Professional Photography Awards 2008 - Tattooed male with crown of thorns on his head in respect to Jesus sullen expression on his face with water falling upwards.
Shiva Nataraja Temple - Chidambaram - Tamil Nadu - South India.
The religious devotion is everywhere in India; We particularly face it because the visit of the marvellous temples constitue one of the "must go" in a trip in this country, specialy in Tamil Nadu known as a temple state.
"India is a River of Colour" (Raghubir Singh)
Holy Week in La Antigua Guatemala
Galería Fundación Ancalmo
San Salvador, El Salvador
March 13 - April 10, 2015
Semana Santa en La Antigua Guatemala
Galería Fundación Ancalmo
San Salvador, El Salvador
13 marzo - 10 abril, 2015
This is a two week assignment. The goal is to create a beautiful “still life” image that stands alone outside of this assignment. Hopefully, at the end of this assignment, we will all print our images and hang them on the wall! I chose this topic because I have never tried a still life, and now it is time. It’s time for everyone to create a work of art! Be creative and good luck!
WIT: Camera flash set to 1/16 or 1/32. fast shutter speed and small aperture to blacken out everything else. Amazing to me because this is with all of the lights in the room on. I held a flash over my wifes hands while triggering the camera with an IR remote.
Man Mo Temple, HK
"Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is an intense effort applied toward a meaningful end."
-- Dr. Thomas Dooley
A restored monastery built from ancient hand cut stone. Located on the grounds of the Cisturcian Abbey at New Clairveaux, Vina, California. The original stones were salvaged from a Cisturcian Monastery of Santa Maria de Ovila in Trillo, Spain which is 90 miles northeast of Madrid. The stones were purchased by William Randolph Hearst and transported to San Francisco in 1931. In 1994 the stones were purchased and transported to the existing monastery of New Clairveau in Vina California. Then, teams of architects inspected and catalogued the useable stones and employed stone cutters to replicate the defective or missing stones. The original Spanish stones were cut in 1181. This door is an example of the inspired craftsmanship that went into the restored building.