Classical dance by Sharmila Biswas

Voluntary organisation ‘Aim for Seva’ in association with Kolkata’s Odissi Vision & Movement centre will organize an event “Antar-Yatra, The Journey Within” shortly. The dance narrative that amalgamates three popular classical dance forms of the coast of the Coromandal: Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi and Odissi will tour seven cities (Chennai (July 16) – Pune (July 18) - Mumbai (July 20) – Kolkata (July 23) – Delhi (July 27) – Bangalore (July 30) – Bhubaneswar (August 3) .

The dance narrative is choreographed and directed by classical dancer Sharmila Biswas noted for her originality, technique and stage design. Through the art of puppetry and pinnal kollattam, Antar -Yatra invites the audience to travel between the real and the make believe, and interpret for themselves. 

“I am seeking to bring out the inner domain, the aatma speaking of course, from the point of view of women traditional artistes,” explains the choreographer-director. The choreography for this production involves the intensity of traditional movement skills combined with contemporary concepts and features dancers Srijan Chatterjee, Lakshmi Parthasarathy Athreya, Amrita Lahiri and Sashwati Garai Ghosh.

Sheela Balaji, Chairperson and Managing Trustee of AIM for Seva, explains, "At AIM for Seva, our aim is to educate rural India. Our Free Student Hostels across India provide a nurturing environment and enable children from rural areas to flourish. This fund raiser is to support this cause".

“Donor passes are available at Bookmyshow, Explara and GoEventz” the organizers of the show in Bhubaneswar intimated the blogger.

For more details on Antar-Yatra, log onto www.antar-yatra.com