Years active 2015 - Present Genre Indian classical dance | Location University of Oxford Founded by Baisali Mohanty | |
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Dates Annually, last week of May | ||
Oxford odissi festival 2016
Oxford Odissi Festival is an annual Indian classical dance festival held at University of Oxford, United Kingdom. The festival was founded by Indian dancer and choreographer Baisali Mohanty in 2015 and is organised by Oxford Odissi Centre in association with the High Commission of India to the United Kingdom.
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- Oxford odissi festival 2016
- Oxford odissi festival bhoomi mangalam
- History
- Festival Programme
- References
Beside exhibiting new and innovative choreographies in Odissi, the festival showcases all forms of Indian classical dance.
Oxford odissi festival bhoomi mangalam
History
The festival was conceptualised by Baisali Mohanty, a Master’s Degree student at University of Oxford and a classical dancer and choreographer, to help popularise Odissi and other forms of Indian classical dance at one of the premier seat of learning.
The first edition of the festival was held on May 27, 2016, at the Grove Auditorium of Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
Festival Programme
The festival hosts solo, duet and group choreographies. A major attraction of the festival is a fusion featuring Odissi, Kathak, Bharata Natyam and Mohiniyattam, highlighting the interconnectedness that runs through this different dance forms, as a reflection of the underlying unity among diverse Indian culture.