Dance festival ends at Chhayanaut

A two-day classical dance festival ended at Chhayanaut on November 14. Held at Chhayanaut's main auditorium in Dhanmondi, the festival featured demonstrations of Indian classical dance forms -- Manipuri, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Gaudiya and Kathak by both emerging and renowned dancers.

Khairul Anam Shakil delivered the welcome address on the opening day of the festival, followed by Manipuri dance by Tamanna Rahman (and her troupe Nrityam) and Warda Rihab (and her troupe Dhriti). Nirtyachhanda presented Odissi; Puja Sengupta and Amit Chowdhury presented Bharatanatyam solos while Monira Parveen Happy, Snata Shahrin and dancers of Nrityanchal presented Kathak, among others.

Samina Husain Prema with her troupe Bhabna performs at the festival.

On the second day, Shantana Debi from Sylhet opened the festival with Manipuri, followed by Samina Husain Prema and Bhabna performing the same discipline. Jasimuddin and Sudeshna Swayamprabha performed Odissi, Priyanka Perris presented Gaudiya, while Zuweiriah Mouly, Belayet Hossain Khan and Jago Art Centre artistes performed Bharatanatyam. The festival came to a close with Kathak performances by Munmun Ahmed, Tahnina Islam Jhumi and Kathak Nirtya Sampraday.