Vizag hosts 18th Vysakhi Nrityotsav showcasing diverse classical dances
Visakhapatnam celebrated the 18th Vysakhi Nrityotsav, an all-dance festival, over the weekend at the Kalabharathi auditorium. The festival was organized by founder and festival director B.R. Vikram Kumar. Padma Shri awardee Darshana Jhaveri, renowned for Manipuri dance, was honored with the Vysakhi Bharata Nritya Bhushan award. Vasundhara Doraswamy received the Guru Saroja Vaidyanathan Excellence award.
Pavitra Krishna Bhat and Afsaan Gujaravat were awarded the Yuva Puraskar prizes. The festival commenced on Saturday with performances by Ms. Jhaveri's Manipuri troupe and Mr. Hari Reddy's Kathak troupe, alongside an Odisha troupe performing an animal-mask dance. On Sunday, the festival concluded with Ms. Doraswamy's Bharatanatyam troupe and Mr. Gujaravat's Rajasthani folk troupe.
On Friday, Shloka Pakala, a final-year B.Tech student at GITAM University, made her Kuchipudi Rangapravesham (debut) under the guidance of her teacher K.V. Lakshmi from the Nataraj Music and Dance Academy.
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