KONARK: The annual Konark Dance Festival was inaugurated at open air auditorium with the backdrop of the Sun Temple here on Monday.
The festival began with Odissi performance by the students of Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra (GKCM) Odissi Research Centre and Utkal University of Culture. Kathak danseuse Shovana Narayan and troupe from New Delhi also performed on the day.
Other eminent artistes like Shoba Naidu, Ghana Kanta Borbayan, Ranjana Gouhar, VP Dhanajan and Durga Charan Ranbir will perform during the five-day festival.
For the first time, dance forms like Mahari and Gotipua will be staged at the festival. While Puri-based Rupashree Mohapatra will stage Mahari, Guru Birabara Sahoo and troupe from Konark Natya Mandap will perform Gotipua.
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