odissi dancer madhulita mohapatra and her troupe nrityantar dance ensemble will perform an odissi dance recital this saturday to celebrate the 72nd foundation day of the indian council for cultural relations at the national gallery of modern artthe ensemble will present four dance pieces shivam dhimahi radha vadana pallavi and hari smarane mado we will commence the performance with the invocatory piece titled shivam dhimahi which is a dance tribute to the lord of dance shiva begins madhulita who has performed across india and abroadour second presentation is a duet where i will perform with my student on an ashtapadi radha vadana from jayadevs literary masterpiece geeta govinda this piece which is based on the eternal love between radha and krishna describes how after the agony of prolonged separation krishna awaits the arrival of radha who enters his abode with joyful anticipation following that there will be a lively pure dance number a pallavi set to raga janasammohini and tala ektali the performance will conclude with a piece based on the popular kannada devaranama hari smarane mado by poet saint purandara dasa in which the dancers will enact popular stories of lord vishnu coming to the rescue of his devotees offers the bengalurubased artistefeaturing five dancers from the ensemble the show lasting one hour will showcase choreography that includes powerful imagery and formations depicting dasavatara the ten incarnations of lord vishnusharing her happiness at performing live madhulita adds as an artiste im very excited to be back on stage and performing its been a disappointing couple of years an artiste wants to perform on stage before the audience but we had lost that its been a hard time for all of us so we also need the audience to be back at the theatre so we can share our passion and art with themshe further adds i want to tell the audience that odissi is a graceful art form at the show you will not only get to experience the culture lyrical beauty spiritual depth and classical richness of the dance form but you will also be able to enjoy and appreciate its sacredness and antiquitynrityantar dance ensemble will also perform on sunday april 10 at shankaraa foundation