Odissi Dance by Rudrakshya Fnd hosted by Christopher Benninger, Ramprasad Akkisetti, CCBA Pune India

Christopher Benninger & Ramprasad Akkisetti of CCBA Designs and India House Art Gallery hosted Odissi on High, an Indian Classical Dance performance at Sunny's World in Pune, India on 19 May featuring dazzling performance of dancers of Sutra Foundation (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and Rudrakshya Foundation (Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India). This production explores the evolution of ‘Pallavi’ (a genre in Odissi repertoire) representing the two styles of the pioneer gurus of Odissi, the late Kelucharan Mahapatra and Debaprasad Das. Their approaches have been developed and enhanced by their respective star disciples, Guru Bichitrananda and Guru Durga Charan Ranbir, respectively. Ramli Ibrahim is the conceiver of this production, co-artistically directing the production with Guru Bichitrananda Swain of Rudrakshya. Learn more at www.ccba.in