Odissi & Classical Dance Gurukul
Odissi and classical dance training in the guru-shishya tradition, from first steps to the stage.
Our work
Art, Culture & Heritage
Preserving and propagating Odisha's classical and folk arts — Odissi dance, music, drama and living folk forms — throughout India and abroad.
Background
The Trust Deed places the development and preservation of classical dance, Odissi dance, music, art, culture and folk culture at the heart of Saga Foundation's work.
The Trust organises cultural programmes — music, song, drama, theatre, one-act plays, folk and Odissi dance, art, craft, literature and religious programmes such as Bhajana Sandhya — to search for talent among artists. Its objects also include documentary, historical, scientific and social films, TV serials and road shows, prizes and certificates for participants, and socio-cultural exchange with troupes from abroad.
What this covers
- Odissi, classical and folk dance
- Music, song, Melody and Bhajana Sandhya
- Drama, theatre and one-act plays
- Documentaries, films, TV serials and road shows
- Talent search, prizes and certificates for artists
- Cultural exchange with troupes from abroad
Programmes
What we run under this pillar
Folk Arts Revival
Reviving Odisha's folk performing arts — Pala, Daskathia, Ghoda Nacha and tribal dance.
Melody & Bhajan Sandhya
Melody programmes, Bhajana Sandhya and music training that bring communities together.
Films, Theatre & Publications
Drama, one-act plays, documentaries, TV serials, road shows and publications that carry culture and social messages.
Other thematic areas
Health & Awareness
Awareness of TB, dengue, flu, AIDS and COVID-19 through the performing arts, with health camps, donation…
Education & Skilling
Dance and music schools, scholarships and education that joins culture with science, values and heritage.
Women & Child Empowerment
Female education, rural leadership of women and girls, and the welfare of children.