Venkat Raman –
Four pairs of hands and a pair of feet are promising to create a new milestone in the journey of traditional music and dance at a programme due in Auckland next month.
Melbourne based Ghulla Goraya, better known as Sam, will present an Odissi dance recital at the Ray Freedman Art Centre of Epsom Girls Grammar School (Silver Road, Epsom) on Saturday, April 11, 2015.
Basant and Akhil Madhur will accompany him on the Tabla while Lester Silver, revered as ‘The Sitar Man of Hamilton’ will render support on the ancient stringed instrument.
Energetic Journey
Ghulla promises that the performance will take us through on a positive and harmonious journey of thoughts tapping into the higher consciousness of each being.
“This energy will be created by Dance, Sitar and Tabla, perhaps for the first time with Odissi. The music of Odissi has lyrical quality that is very pleasing to the ears. Although the dance ritual of the Mahari (Devadasis of Jagannath temple) tradition died a natural death, it has survived as a living art form as the modern day Odissi dance,” he said.
Known for his sense of rhythm and ability to create vibrations and energy that resonate with his audiences, Ghulla will present a few rare items of his Guru the late Kelucharan Mahapatra.
We will publish more details with pictures of other artistes in our next (April 1) issue.
Meanwhile please contact Basant Madhur on (09) 6262646 Mobile: 021-0357954
Email: basantmadhur@gmail.com
