Sangam, a confluence of dance started to be organised by Art Vision in 2005 on the eve of Gurudivas (5th September) as a homage to all the gurus who have inspired us. Every year two styles of dance come together on the same platform with creative and innovative choreographies. While Odissi is a constant factor the other style of dance varies every year.

 
 1st Sangam festival
 
Date : 5th September 2005
Odissi dance by Art Vision: (choreog. Ileana Citaristi)
  • Shivastakam, (group)
  • Pallavi in raga Kolavati (group)
  • Ganga-Yamuna, (duet)
  • Dasa Mahavidya (group)
Kathak dance by Mahagami, Aurangabad (choreog. Parvati Dutta)
  • Rangakruti (group)
  • Laya-yatra (group)


 2nd Sangam festival
 
Date : 5th September 2006
 
Odissi dance by Art Vision: (choreog. Ileana Citaristi)
  • Exploration (duet)
  • Maya Darpan (group)
Bharat Natyam by Lasya Dance Center, Mumbai (Choreog. Rajashree Shirke)
 



 3rd Sangam festival
 
Date : 5th September 2007
 
Odissi dance by Art Vision: (choreog. Ileana Citaristi)
  • Tarana-Rhydhum (duet)
  • Bolero (group)
  • Saraha (group)
Kuchipudi dance by Shambhavi School of Dance, Bangalore (choreog. Vijayanthi Kashi)
  • Sammilan(group)
  • The epic women (group)

4th Sangam festival
 
Date : 5th September 2008
 
Odissi dance by Art Vision: (choreog. Ileana Citaristi)
  • Sparsh (duet)
  • Pallavi in raga Belaboli(group)
  • Mahanadi and the river flows (group)
Manipuri dance by Anjika, Kolkatta (choreog. Priti Patel)
  • Mahem Prithvi, on ode to Mother Earth (group)

5th Sangam festival

Date: 5th Sept, 2009
Venue: Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar

On the 5th of September Art Vision presented the 5th dance festival called SANGAM, A CONFLUENCE OF DANCE. The festival has been conceived as an offering of new and exclusive choreographic compositions in two different dance styles. Every year two styles of dance come together on the same platform to showcase recent and innovative works. While Odissi is a constant factor, the other classical style varies every year. This year besides Odissi presented by Art Vision, the festival showcased Mohini Attam by Priyadarshini Ghosh and group from Kolkatta.

 


6th Sangam festival

Date: 10th of September 2010

 

Art Vision is organised the "6th Sangam, a confluence of dance" at Rabindra Mandap on the 10th of September 2010. The performing unit of Art Vision premiered the new production "Karuna" choreographed by Ileana Citaristi, followed by a contemporary dance presentation by Nritarutya from Bangalore.


7th Sangam festival

Date: 24th of August 2011

    Art Vision artists performing Mana Bhanjan

Padatik Dance Centre performing Jhalkiyan in Kathak style    

Art Vision has organized the 7th Sangam Festival on the 24th of August 2011. This year the new production presented by Art Vision performing unit was “Mana Bhanjana’ an Odissi dance-drama based on the original script by Babaji Vaishnav Charan Das and Mohan Sunder Dev Goswami. The story of the offended Radha, seductive Chandrabali and repentant Krishna, who undergoes different disguises in order to win back Radha’s trust, is a classic belonging to the preliminary stage of the Odissi revival. The present choreography is by Ileana Citaristi, music by Laxmikanta Palit and rhythm by Sachidananda Das.

The guest troupe is the Kathak group from Padatik Dance Centre, Kolkatta presented “Jhalkiyan’. The production covered the vast gamut of the elements of Kathak Dance. Choreography by Chetna Jalan and music by Vijay Shankar.

 


 

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