Mancha Prabesh of Prithula Prosun at Canada

In late June, the audience of Toronto observed the unfolding of another new chapter in Prithula's career. She gave a performance one evening on the occasion of her Mancha Prabesh-- her initiation to the stage as an independent performer. The venue was the prestigious Hart House Theatre of the University of Toronto. The packed hall of 500 people, from Bangladeshi-Canadian, Indian-Canadian and Canadian mainstream, witnessed her unforgettable Odissi dance. She started with Mangalacharan and went on to Battu Nrutya, Shakaravaran Pallavi and Sanskrit Abhinaya: Gita Govinda. These four dances were followed by an intermission and then started the second half with Bilhari Pallavi. Then she performed Oriya Abhinaya: Sabhinaya. The most attractive part of the evening was her dance with live orchestra where she performed to the Bengali song Nache Shama Tala Tale. Prithula's younger sister Promiti joined in by singing the song with her Guru Azalea Ray. The last item Mokshya Nata of the show was also in live orchestra.