The mask depicts the character the dancer is performing ... A brief concept about Seraikella Chhau dance and its masks was also exhibited for the information of the masses. Mannequins of ...

now you need to make your daughter dance too to earn more.” Although removing the mask is a strict no-no in Chhau, Mousumi and the girls had to do that to prove to the audience that they were ...

We might wear a mask, but through our dance, we become the character we are portraying,” he says. While our introduction to the Mayurbhanj Chhau is at Beguna Diha when we see dancers rehearse ...

I was drawn to Chhau by many factors: the inspiration of my late guru Krushna Chandra Naik, Chhau’s socio-mythic background and the lyrical strength of the movement technique. The expansive use ...

On Thursday, Amitava — who recently came up with a prototype of the Chhau safety mask — met doctors to understand how it can be made more secure. “They suggested not to seal the nostrils and ...

The Gurukul Chhau Dance Sangam from New Delhi was in Hyderabad to perform Mayurbhanj Chhau at the Rangbagh Dance and Music Festival recently. The festival lays emphasis on bringing into prominence ...

A centre for Chhau dance and research would come up shortly at Chandankiyari about 35 kms from the district headquarter of Bokaro. This research centre (‘Chhau Dance Research Centre’) is being ...