It was not without a valid reason that the UNESCO declared Chhau dance as intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Guru Shashadhar Acharya, an expert Chhau teacher, and a Sangeet Natak Akademi ...

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 ...

The Chhau dance of Eastern India — Orissa, Jharkhand, and West Bengal – is a blend of martial traditions, temple rituals, and folk and popular performance of this region. Episodes from the ...

Smaller mask are more in demand now for home decoration Over the ... local folklores and are also into abstract themes now. The good news about Chhau dance is that, unlike other traditional arts, this ...

vibrant masks of Seraikella Chhau dance. The costumes and mannequins of the dancers have been also exhibited with the details regarding the each Chhau mask. As many as 50 students participated in ...

Chhau, the dance form, defies every label ... in Seraikela, a face mask gives it a softer, otherworldly feel, while in Purulia the folk element is strong. It emerged from the mid-19th century ...

They will learn the different forms of Chhau under the six-year course,” said Tapan Patnaik, the director of the dance centre. The centre imparts courses in tribal musical instruments like shehnai and ...