Ratikant Mohapatra

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Ratikant Mohapatra
Famous Odissi Guru Ratikant Mohapatra.jpeg
Background information
Born (1965-12-24) 24 December 1965 (age 59)
Cuttack
Origin India
Genres Odissi
Occupation(s) Indian classical dancer, Choreographer performer
SpouseSujata Mohapatra
Website www.srjan.com/Guru_RatikantMohapatra.php

Ratikant Mohapatra is a dancer, percussionist, Guru, and Choreographer and archivist of Odissi. Under the direction and choreography of Ratikant Mohapatra, 555 Odissi dancers, a large number of them belonging to foreign countries, performed in unison at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar to enter their names in the Guinness Book of World Records. [1] [2] Odissi Dance entered into Indo-Chinese Movie The Desire under the choreography of Guru Ratikant Mohapatra. [3]

Contents

Dance choreography

Awards and honors

Performances

Some major performances staged by Ratikant Mohapatra are: France- Festival of India and International Mime Festival; Germany- Festival of India and Autumn Festival; Japan - Festival of India; Russia- Festival of India; United Kingdom- Festival of India, Sanskritik Festival; Canada- Society of Fine Arts & Dance Academy of Ms Meneka Thakkar; Hong Kong- Vrundavan Dance & Music Academy of Pdt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia; Dubai- Sponsored Programmes; USA- 70th International Birth Anniversary Celebration of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra in 1996, India Festival, Sponsored programs; Australia- ICCR Cultural Delegate & Sponsored programmes.

References

  1. aajkikhabar.com: Odissi dancers pierce in the Guinness World Records
  2. "555 Odissi dancers perform at once in Guinness bid". Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
  3. "The Desire Shilpa Shetty Film Review Story Cast Trailer Pics | MyCelebsMovies.com". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.