Aangika Key Issues and
Operational Areas, Major Activiities & Achivements
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AchieveMents: ââ¬ÅAangikaââ¬Åwas formed with basic ideology tp promote & propagate the wide range of folk dance & music of Orissa, keeping a focus on the ââ¬ÅMayurbhanj Chhowââ¬Â. Orissa has an extremely rich heritage in folk dances and theatrical forms. Since its inception this organization has strived hard to promote ââ¬ËChhowââ¬â¢, ââ¬ËGotipuaââ¬â¢, ââ¬ËPalaââ¬â¢, ââ¬ËDaskathiaââ¬â¢, ââ¬ËOdishi Kirttanââ¬â¢, ââ¬ËPrahlad Natakaââ¬â¢, etc. through lecture demonstration, seminars and performance held in various district & State level functions. However, ââ¬ËAangikaââ¬â¢ has also kept training pupils in the ââ¬ËMayurbhanj Chhowââ¬â¢ style with Sadashiv Pradhan as the chief ââ¬ËGuruââ¬â¢ who is a renowned exponent of this style and has established himself in the national circuit as an eminent ââ¬ËChhowââ¬â¢ Scholar.
Since this organisation is already more than 20 years in existence, it difficult to describe all the activities undertaken within this short space. Here we are briefly describing our activities undertaken within the last three years i:e: 2009-2012.
In the year 2009 we had invited an eminent ââ¬ËOdishi Kirtanââ¬â¢ Guru Srijukta Narendra Patsani, on the occasion of Teachers Day to talk about the origin, growth and development of ââ¬ËOdishi Kirtanaââ¬â¢ in Orissa and how Baishnavites were related to this form. He also talked about the classification of this instruments known as Mrudanga (locally called Khola). After his lecturer he had played the instrument and described its Ekaka Bani and Dweta Bani i:e: single handed sound and double handed sound respectively. Our major activity remained training10-15 students in the style of ââ¬ÅMayurbhanj Chhowââ¬Â.
In the year 2010, we thought some different activites like ââ¬ËPalaââ¬â¢-the popular Katha Gayan style of Orissa and the original form of present ââ¬ËOdishiââ¬â¢ dance called Gotipuaââ¬â¢,along with its regular classes as well as performance. So we had invited Guru Gopi Krushna Behera of Banki,Cuttack an eminent master of Gotipua and Sriman Athithi Sahu of Puri district, a Pala Gayak to conduct workshop on his topic. Guru Gopikrushana Behera gave an extensive lecture on the techniques of Gotipua dance and demonstrated them wonderfully. He talked about its origin and how to train children and its process to disciple. Our ââ¬ËChhowââ¬â¢ classes continued as usual throughout the year.
In the year 2011, apart from our regular classes and public performances we had invited an eminent Mardala player of Utkal Sangita Mahavidyalaya ,Bhubaneswar named Guru Dhaneswar Swain. Guru Srijukta Swain described about unusual ââ¬Ëbolââ¬â¢s and ââ¬Ëtalaââ¬â¢s of odishan rhythm system. Apart from Ekatali and Adatali , he also demonstratd different kinds of ââ¬Ëbolââ¬â¢s and ââ¬Ëtalaââ¬â¢s which are similar to ââ¬ËChhowââ¬â¢ dance tala system. And he also trained our students on how to compose a ââ¬Ëtalaââ¬â¢ for any musical composition. This year our students in ââ¬ËChhowââ¬â¢ experimented in adopting basic movements of ââ¬ËChhowââ¬â¢ into a presentation of ââ¬ËPrahallad Natakaââ¬â¢ under the eminent Guru Sri Krusna Chandra Sahoo. ââ¬ËChhowââ¬â¢ classes continued.