EAST ZONE CONVENTION IN BHUBANESWAR, SPIC MACAY ODISHA
VENUE - SILICON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER (WWW.SILICON.AC.IN)
DATE - 19TH - 21ST FEBRUARY 2010
Tentative Program
February 19, 2010
9:00 – 10:00 - Registration
10:00 – 10:30 - Inauguration, Minister Higher Education, Culture & Tourism, Guests of Honour - Guru Ramahari Das, Sri Jatin Das and Pt. Raghunath Panigrahi
10:30 – 11:30 - Performance by Sujata Mahapatra in memory of Padma Bibhusan Guru Keucharan Mahapatra
12:30 – 13:30 - Screening of Anubhuti and Talk by Padmashri Dr Kiran Seth
13:30 – 14:30 - Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 - Concert by Kala Ramnath, Hindustani Violin
16:00 – 17:00 - Group Discussion on how to Strengthen SPIC MACAY in Odisha
17:00 – 18:00 - Tea
Departure for Konark Dance Festival (http://www.konarkfestival.com/)
February 20, 2010
6:00 – 8:00 - Yoga Session/ Meditation by Swami Prajanananda Saraswati
8:00 – 9:00 - Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 - Workshop (Patachitra)
10:30 – 11:30 - Tea
11:30 – 13:00 - Talk on Art Appreciation by Sri Jatin Das
13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 - Folk Group (Ghumra dance of Kalahandi)
15:30 – 17:00 - Smt Shyamamani Devi – Odishi Classical Music
17:00 – 18:00 - Tea
Departure for Konark Dance Festival (http://www.konarkfestival.com/)
February 21, 2010
6:00 – 8:00 - Yoga Session/ Meditation by Swami Chetanananda Saraswati
8:00 – 9:00 - Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 - Learning Odissi – from a Japanese perspective – Masako Ono
10:30 – 11:30 - Tea
11:30 – 13:00 - Prahlad Natak, Ganjam
13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 - Chhau by Padmashri Ileana Citaristi & Odissi by Smt. Meera Das
15:30 – 17:00 - Planning for 2010-11 and National Convention in Odisha
17:00 – 17:30 - Closing meeting
17:30 – 18:00 - Tea
19:00 PM - Concert by Smt. Sunanda Patnaik and Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra
Contact – Shivani – 9937252021; Isheeta - 9438148774
Sunday, February 14, 2010
PROFILE OF ARTISTS PERFORMING IN THE CONVENTION
Jatin Das - painter, a graphic artist, sculptor, muralist and a poet
Jatin Das has been painting for more than 45 years. He was born in December 1941 in
Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India. He studied at the Sir JJ School of Art, Bombay, under Professor S.B. Palsikar. Jatin has held over 55 one-man exhibitions in India and abroad and has participated in numerous national and international shows and artist camps. He has also done several murals and sculpture installations. He works in oil, water colour, ink, graphics and conté. His works now feature in several public and private collections in India and abroad. Jatin has built a large personal collection of traditional arts and crafts over the last 35 years. His works have been auctioned by major international auctioneers like Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Osian’s.
In addition to being a professional artist, Jatin Das has extensively lectured at innumerable art and architectural colleges and museums, both in India and abroad on contemporary and traditional art forms. Jatin Das is also an advisor to many government and private bodies. He is the settler and founder chairman of the JD Centre of Art, which is being built in his home state,Orissa. He is the only artist who has taken up a project of this kind. Several of Jatin Das’s works have been donated to charity in India and abroad. He has very actively led the relief and
rehabilitation work of a village in Orissa, affected by the super-cyclone of 1999.
Kala Ramnath - The Singing Violin
"If Mozart had been transported to the South Asian subcontinent this is what he and improvised Western classical music might have sounded like. The comparison is not thrown in to befuddle or impress. Kala Ramnath is a musician of giant - like qualities" Maestro KALA RAMNATH, the contemporary torch bearer of the Mewati Gharana, stands today amongst the most outstanding instrumental musicians in the North Indian classical genre. Born into a family of prodigious musical talent, which has given Indian music such violin legends as Prof. T.N. Krishnan and Dr. N. Rajam, Kala's genius with the violin manifested itself from childhood. She began playing the violin at the tender age of three under the strict tutelage of her grandfather
Vidwan. Narayan Aiyar. Simultaneously she received training from her aunt Dr. Smt. N. Rajam. For fifteen years she put herself under the training of Mewati vocal maestro, Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj. This has brought a rare vocal emotionalism to her art. Kala's violin playing is characterized by an immaculate bowing and fingering technique, command over all aspects of laya, richness and clarity in sur. All this innate artistry and technical brilliance combined with a rare and exquisite emotional quality are the hallmarks of the style. She has completely revolutionized the technique of playing the violin by taking this instrument so close to vocal
music that today her violin is called "THE SINGING VIOLIN".
ILEANA CITARISTI- Odissi dancer
Italian by birth Ileana holds a Doctorate in Philosophy with a thesis on 'Psychoanalysis and eastern mythology'. She has come to Indian dance after years of experience in the traditional as well as experimental theatre in Europe.
Ileana has been living in Orissa, India, since the year 1979 in close contact with the people, their language and culture. Her mentor in the Odissi dance style is the renown Guru, Padma Vibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra. He is equally at home with the different martial postures of the Chhau dance of Mayurbhanji which she has learnt under the guidance of Guru Shri Hari Nayak, obtaining the title of ‘Acharya’ from the Sangeet Mahavidyalya of Bhubaneswar in Orissa.
MEERA DAS- Odissi Dancer
Meera has been receiving rare reviews from discerning critics and admiration from audiences for her authentic renderings of the great Indian classical dance - ODISSI. Starting early in life, Meera had taken to dance and music rather instinctively. As a child-artiste, while she excelled in bandha Nrutya - a folk dance form involving acrobatic movements-- under the tutelage of Guru Gangadhar Nayak, it was the love of music that brought Meera to the Odissi Research Centre The intrinsic talents of Meera flourished under the great masters like Padmabhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan. Soon Meera joined the chosen few of the Odissi repertoire company of the Odissi Research Centre to perform in many prestigious programmes
throughout the country. Sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations [ICCR], Meera has performed in North Korea in 1990 and in Germany during the Indian Festival 1992. She has also performed in Indonesia in the Festival of Kalinga Bali Yatra 1993. Now a distinguished name in the reference panel of artistes of ICCR, and also as a dance executive of the Odissi Research Centre, Meera is fully dedicated to her cultural mission. She is imparting advanced level training to groups of students while presenting Odissi recitals -- solo as well as with her troupe--in India and abroad..
SUJATA MOHAPATRA- Odissi dancer
One of the leading soloists of the country, Sujata is an accomplished and versatile Odissi artiste from Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. Disciple and daughter-in-law of the legendary Padma VibhushanGuru Kelucharan Mohapatra, her interest in dance was nurtured at an early age by her parents and she took to the stage even as a child. Intensively trained and groomed by her guru for more than eighteen years, she is the bearer of his priceless cultural heritage. Sujata has also undergone training at the Odissi Research Center in Bhubaneshwar and is currently guided and supported by
her husband Ratikant Mohapatra. Sujata has a compelling and arresting stage presence, with an exhilarating combination of intensity and spontaneity. Her dance is particularly noteworthy for her strict adherence to her guru's style and vision. Her lyrical movements perfectly epitomize the grace and technical perfection of the Kelucharan Mohapatra gharana and her depth of expression is evocative and moving.
Widely traveled over the world as a soloist and a leading member of the Srjan Dance Troupe, she has also been a leading dancer in most of her guru's great choreographies. Apart from her concert tours Sujata is also a much sought after teacher. Currently she is the principal of Srjan, the institute founded by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra for imparting training in Odissi and also often conducts workshops in the major centers of Odissi teaching throughout India and abroad. In
addition to her training in Odissi, Sujata holds a Master's Degree in Oriya literature from Utkal University and has extensively researched temple architecture relating to the dance form.
Guru Sri Ram Hari Das- Classical music
Guru Sri Ram Hari Das was born in Balesore, Orissa and is a dedicated student of (late) Sangeet Sudhakar Sri Balakrishna Das. He holds M.A.'s in Orissa literature and Odissi vocal music and has performed diversely as a soloist and as a leading vocalist in accompaniment to some of the world's foremost Odissi dancers. He is a member of All India Radio and a teacher of Odissi Classical Music at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
Jatin Das has been painting for more than 45 years. He was born in December 1941 in
Mayurbhanj, Orissa, India. He studied at the Sir JJ School of Art, Bombay, under Professor S.B. Palsikar. Jatin has held over 55 one-man exhibitions in India and abroad and has participated in numerous national and international shows and artist camps. He has also done several murals and sculpture installations. He works in oil, water colour, ink, graphics and conté. His works now feature in several public and private collections in India and abroad. Jatin has built a large personal collection of traditional arts and crafts over the last 35 years. His works have been auctioned by major international auctioneers like Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Osian’s.
In addition to being a professional artist, Jatin Das has extensively lectured at innumerable art and architectural colleges and museums, both in India and abroad on contemporary and traditional art forms. Jatin Das is also an advisor to many government and private bodies. He is the settler and founder chairman of the JD Centre of Art, which is being built in his home state,Orissa. He is the only artist who has taken up a project of this kind. Several of Jatin Das’s works have been donated to charity in India and abroad. He has very actively led the relief and
rehabilitation work of a village in Orissa, affected by the super-cyclone of 1999.
Kala Ramnath - The Singing Violin
"If Mozart had been transported to the South Asian subcontinent this is what he and improvised Western classical music might have sounded like. The comparison is not thrown in to befuddle or impress. Kala Ramnath is a musician of giant - like qualities" Maestro KALA RAMNATH, the contemporary torch bearer of the Mewati Gharana, stands today amongst the most outstanding instrumental musicians in the North Indian classical genre. Born into a family of prodigious musical talent, which has given Indian music such violin legends as Prof. T.N. Krishnan and Dr. N. Rajam, Kala's genius with the violin manifested itself from childhood. She began playing the violin at the tender age of three under the strict tutelage of her grandfather
Vidwan. Narayan Aiyar. Simultaneously she received training from her aunt Dr. Smt. N. Rajam. For fifteen years she put herself under the training of Mewati vocal maestro, Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj. This has brought a rare vocal emotionalism to her art. Kala's violin playing is characterized by an immaculate bowing and fingering technique, command over all aspects of laya, richness and clarity in sur. All this innate artistry and technical brilliance combined with a rare and exquisite emotional quality are the hallmarks of the style. She has completely revolutionized the technique of playing the violin by taking this instrument so close to vocal
music that today her violin is called "THE SINGING VIOLIN".
ILEANA CITARISTI- Odissi dancer
Italian by birth Ileana holds a Doctorate in Philosophy with a thesis on 'Psychoanalysis and eastern mythology'. She has come to Indian dance after years of experience in the traditional as well as experimental theatre in Europe.
Ileana has been living in Orissa, India, since the year 1979 in close contact with the people, their language and culture. Her mentor in the Odissi dance style is the renown Guru, Padma Vibhushan Kelucharan Mohapatra. He is equally at home with the different martial postures of the Chhau dance of Mayurbhanji which she has learnt under the guidance of Guru Shri Hari Nayak, obtaining the title of ‘Acharya’ from the Sangeet Mahavidyalya of Bhubaneswar in Orissa.
MEERA DAS- Odissi Dancer
Meera has been receiving rare reviews from discerning critics and admiration from audiences for her authentic renderings of the great Indian classical dance - ODISSI. Starting early in life, Meera had taken to dance and music rather instinctively. As a child-artiste, while she excelled in bandha Nrutya - a folk dance form involving acrobatic movements-- under the tutelage of Guru Gangadhar Nayak, it was the love of music that brought Meera to the Odissi Research Centre The intrinsic talents of Meera flourished under the great masters like Padmabhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra and Guru Gangadhar Pradhan. Soon Meera joined the chosen few of the Odissi repertoire company of the Odissi Research Centre to perform in many prestigious programmes
throughout the country. Sponsored by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations [ICCR], Meera has performed in North Korea in 1990 and in Germany during the Indian Festival 1992. She has also performed in Indonesia in the Festival of Kalinga Bali Yatra 1993. Now a distinguished name in the reference panel of artistes of ICCR, and also as a dance executive of the Odissi Research Centre, Meera is fully dedicated to her cultural mission. She is imparting advanced level training to groups of students while presenting Odissi recitals -- solo as well as with her troupe--in India and abroad..
SUJATA MOHAPATRA- Odissi dancer
One of the leading soloists of the country, Sujata is an accomplished and versatile Odissi artiste from Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. Disciple and daughter-in-law of the legendary Padma VibhushanGuru Kelucharan Mohapatra, her interest in dance was nurtured at an early age by her parents and she took to the stage even as a child. Intensively trained and groomed by her guru for more than eighteen years, she is the bearer of his priceless cultural heritage. Sujata has also undergone training at the Odissi Research Center in Bhubaneshwar and is currently guided and supported by
her husband Ratikant Mohapatra. Sujata has a compelling and arresting stage presence, with an exhilarating combination of intensity and spontaneity. Her dance is particularly noteworthy for her strict adherence to her guru's style and vision. Her lyrical movements perfectly epitomize the grace and technical perfection of the Kelucharan Mohapatra gharana and her depth of expression is evocative and moving.
Widely traveled over the world as a soloist and a leading member of the Srjan Dance Troupe, she has also been a leading dancer in most of her guru's great choreographies. Apart from her concert tours Sujata is also a much sought after teacher. Currently she is the principal of Srjan, the institute founded by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra for imparting training in Odissi and also often conducts workshops in the major centers of Odissi teaching throughout India and abroad. In
addition to her training in Odissi, Sujata holds a Master's Degree in Oriya literature from Utkal University and has extensively researched temple architecture relating to the dance form.
Guru Sri Ram Hari Das- Classical music
Guru Sri Ram Hari Das was born in Balesore, Orissa and is a dedicated student of (late) Sangeet Sudhakar Sri Balakrishna Das. He holds M.A.'s in Orissa literature and Odissi vocal music and has performed diversely as a soloist and as a leading vocalist in accompaniment to some of the world's foremost Odissi dancers. He is a member of All India Radio and a teacher of Odissi Classical Music at the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
EAST ZONE CONVENTION
About the convention
Conventions are held at a state level twice a year (over 1-3 days) and the National Convention is held once a year in the month of May/June (over 6 days), bringing together members of SPIC MACAY from all states at a common platform. It comprises organisational discussions to analyse the previous year’s performance and the plans going forward along with any key challenges. It also features talks, films, crafts, yoga, classical and folk performances by maestros.
This year the 2nd East Zone Convention of SPICMACAY shall be held at Bhubaneswar , Orissa from 19th January – 21st January in collaboration with the Konark DanceFestival which will provide the youngsters across the country, especially belonging to eastern India, a golden opportunity to behold some of the most enthralling performances by the brightest stars from the galaxy of Indian artists like Smt. Sujata Mahapatra and Smt. Kala Ramnath . It will also include very educative experiences like lec - demos by some of the paragons of Indian classical music and dance , workshops highlighting some of the most famous art forms of Orissa , like the Patachitra and Yoga Camps. The participants will also have the privilege to attend the Konark Dance Festival on the 19th and 20th January.
Venue
The convention shall be held at Silicon Institute of Technology , Bhubaneswar.
Following facilities will be provided to the participants.
• Accommodation
• Food / Tea
• Transport
Registration:
1. The registration fees is only Rs 100 per participant and has to be paid on the first day of the three day state convention.
2. The participants are required to bring their college or school identity cards with them.
For State Convention details contact :
SPICMACAY volunteers, BBSR
Nisheet Anand – 9938310070
S.M Haque - 9437419742
For details about ODISHA chapter contact:
Dr. Dhananda Kanta Mishra
Human Development Foundation
M-4 Samanta Vihar,
P.O: Mancheswar Rly colony,
Bhubaneswar- 751017
Phone : 0674 – 2301019(O) , 2404074(R)
Email: spicmacay.orissa@gmail.com
Conventions are held at a state level twice a year (over 1-3 days) and the National Convention is held once a year in the month of May/June (over 6 days), bringing together members of SPIC MACAY from all states at a common platform. It comprises organisational discussions to analyse the previous year’s performance and the plans going forward along with any key challenges. It also features talks, films, crafts, yoga, classical and folk performances by maestros.
This year the 2nd East Zone Convention of SPICMACAY shall be held at Bhubaneswar , Orissa from 19th January – 21st January in collaboration with the Konark DanceFestival which will provide the youngsters across the country, especially belonging to eastern India, a golden opportunity to behold some of the most enthralling performances by the brightest stars from the galaxy of Indian artists like Smt. Sujata Mahapatra and Smt. Kala Ramnath . It will also include very educative experiences like lec - demos by some of the paragons of Indian classical music and dance , workshops highlighting some of the most famous art forms of Orissa , like the Patachitra and Yoga Camps. The participants will also have the privilege to attend the Konark Dance Festival on the 19th and 20th January.
Venue
The convention shall be held at Silicon Institute of Technology , Bhubaneswar.
Following facilities will be provided to the participants.
• Accommodation
• Food / Tea
• Transport
Registration:
1. The registration fees is only Rs 100 per participant and has to be paid on the first day of the three day state convention.
2. The participants are required to bring their college or school identity cards with them.
For State Convention details contact :
SPICMACAY volunteers, BBSR
Nisheet Anand – 9938310070
S.M Haque - 9437419742
For details about ODISHA chapter contact:
Dr. Dhananda Kanta Mishra
Human Development Foundation
M-4 Samanta Vihar,
P.O: Mancheswar Rly colony,
Bhubaneswar- 751017
Phone : 0674 – 2301019(O) , 2404074(R)
Email: spicmacay.orissa@gmail.com
SPICMACAY
"India is the cradle of human race , the birthplace of human speech , the mother of history , the grandmother of legend , and the great grandmother of tradition . So far as I am able to judge , nothing has been left undone , either by man or nature , to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds."
These were the words of one of the wisest of men , Mark Twain , which makes our hearts swell with pride when we remember we were born in this land where the greatest of minds were cultivated. In an attempt to uphold this great culture , SPICMACAY , the society for the promotion of Indian classical music and culture amongst youth , has been working relentlessly from the day of its establishment to this day , to generate awareness among the youth about the treasure left behind for us by our forefathers.
SPICMACAY was established by Dr. Kiran Seth in 1977 at IIT Delhi and now it has some 200 chapters around the world and holds over 1500 events anually. The organisation spreads its message through various events which include lecture demonstrations by the artists , fests ,Baithaks , Viraasat ( a week long festival comprising of performances in classical and folk arts , literature , crafts etc..), yoga camps and conventions.
These were the words of one of the wisest of men , Mark Twain , which makes our hearts swell with pride when we remember we were born in this land where the greatest of minds were cultivated. In an attempt to uphold this great culture , SPICMACAY , the society for the promotion of Indian classical music and culture amongst youth , has been working relentlessly from the day of its establishment to this day , to generate awareness among the youth about the treasure left behind for us by our forefathers.
SPICMACAY was established by Dr. Kiran Seth in 1977 at IIT Delhi and now it has some 200 chapters around the world and holds over 1500 events anually. The organisation spreads its message through various events which include lecture demonstrations by the artists , fests ,Baithaks , Viraasat ( a week long festival comprising of performances in classical and folk arts , literature , crafts etc..), yoga camps and conventions.
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