Odissi

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Odissi is a classical Indian dance form from the state of Odisha, known for its fluid torso movements, sculptural poses, and expressive storytelling rooted in Hindu temple traditions.

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Odissi canonical 19

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical Indian dance form ⓘ
performing art ⓘ
associatedDeity Jagannath ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Radha ⓘ
bodyFocus articulated torso and hip movements ⓘ
codifiedBy Guru Deba Prasad Das ⓘ
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra ⓘ
Guru Mayadhar Raut ⓘ
Guru Pankaj Charan Das ⓘ
costumeFeature elaborate silver jewelry ⓘ
headpiece called tahiya ⓘ
sari draped in traditional Odia style ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalOrigin Hindu temple traditions ⓘ
documentationSource temple sculptures of Jagannath Temple, Puri ⓘ
temple sculptures of Konark Sun Temple ⓘ
facialExpression abhinaya (expressive acting) ⓘ
historicalContext performed in temples of Puri and other Odishan temples ⓘ
knownFor expressive storytelling ⓘ
fluid torso movements ⓘ
lasya (graceful) quality ⓘ
sculptural poses ⓘ
movementStyle chowka stance ⓘ
tribhangi posture ⓘ
musicTradition Hindustani classical influence ⓘ
Odissi music ⓘ
originatesFrom temple dance traditions of Odisha ⓘ
performanceContext classical dance festivals in India ⓘ
primaryTheme Vaishnavite devotional themes ⓘ
episodes from Hindu mythology ⓘ
stories of Krishna ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the eight major classical dance forms of India ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Eastern India ⓘ
linked to: eastern India
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
repertoireElement Abhinaya ⓘ
Batu ⓘ
Mangalacharan ⓘ
Moksha ⓘ
linked to: Nibbana

Pallavi ⓘ
revivalContext post-independence reconstruction of Indian classical arts ⓘ
revivalPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
stateOfOrigin Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa
traditionalPerformer Gotipua (young boy dancer) ⓘ
Mahari (temple dancer) ⓘ
traditionalVenue Hindu temples ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of India’s intangible cultural heritage (national recognition) ⓘ
usesLanguage Odia ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tandava → influenced → Odissi ⓘ
Odias → traditionalDance → Odissi ⓘ
Odias → classicalDanceForm → Odissi ⓘ
Odisha → officialDance → Odissi ⓘ
subject linked to: Indian state of Odisha
Gotipua → influenced → Odissi ⓘ
subject linked to: Gotipua (young boy dancer)
Batu → hasStyle → Odissi ⓘ
Guru Deba Prasad Das → field → Odissi ⓘ
Guru Mayadhar Raut → field → Odissi ⓘ
Guru Mayadhar Raut → style → Odissi ⓘ
Gracy Singh → trainedIn → Odissi ⓘ