Odissi matches steps with Tagore

Tagore, Bollywood and Odissi were fused to produce an interesting cocktail of song-and-dance numbers at the sixth annual show of Aaddya Kala Tirtham and Prayas at Ballygunge Siksha Sadan on June 18.Altogether, 150 performers staged 23 dances, the youngest dancer being not more than two years old.The first half of the evening was a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore."Raga with Rabi" saw a fusion of some Tagore songs like Phuley phuleywith Odissi steps."Odissi is an intense dance form. ...