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Ileana Citaristi |
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1965 Bindusagar (west)
751002 Bhubaneswar
India
Mobile: 91-9437003779
Email: ileana5@hotmail.com / icitaris@gmail.com
Website:
www.kalinga.net/ileana,
www.artvisionindia.com
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Educational Qualification: |
Doctorate in philosophy with a
thesis on 'Psychoanalysis and Eastern Mythology'
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Artistic
Qualification: |
Dancer and choreographer (Odissi,
Chhau)
Founder secretary Art Vision Dance Academi,
Bhubaneswar
'Top' grade artist Doordarshan
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Formal
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Five year experience as actress in
traditional
and experimental theatre in Italy
Odissi dance training under Padmabibhushan
Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra since 1979
Six years training in Mayurbhanji Chhau
under Guru Sri Hari Nayak; title of 'acharya'
from Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyaly, Bhubaneswar
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Innovative
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Chhau dance:
- Echo and Narcissus ,(solo), Bombay, 1985
- PanchaBhuta, (group), Baripada, 1996
- The Journey, (solo) New Delhi,1998
- Images of Change, (duet), Bombay, 2000
- Surya Devata, (group), Konarak,2001
- Jarjara, (group), Bhubaneswar, 2003
- Still I rise, (solo), Bhubaneswar, 2005
Odissi dance:
- Maya Darpana, (group), Bombay 1993
- Tantra (duet), Bhubaneswar, 2006
- Exploration (duet), Bhubaneswar, 2006
- Karpasa (group), Hyderabad, 2006
- EkadasaRudra , (group) Doordarshan (2006)
- Saraha (group), New Delhi 2006
- Bolero (group), Bhubaneswar, 2007
- Rhydhum, (duet), Bhubaneswar, 2007
- Sparsh, Bhubaneswar, (duet) 2008
- Mahanadi…and the river flows, (group) Bhubaneswar, 2008
- JalaiRakha (group), Bhubaneswar 2009
- ParthaSarathi (duet), Bhubaneswar 2009
- Karuna,(group), Bhubaneswar 2010
- MaanaBhanjan, (group) Bhubaneswar 2011
- Kaala-Timebound, (group) Bhubaneswar, 2012
- Gaia-Mother Earth, (group) Bhubaneswar, 2013
- Siddhartha (group) Bhubaneswar, 2014
- Akshara (group) Bhubaneswar, 2016
- Refugee (group) Bhubaneswar, 2018
- Meghadootam (group) Bhubaneswar, 2019
- Suta-The Thread (group), Bhubaneswar, 2021
- Sabda Swara pata (trio), Bhubaneswar, 2021
- Duara Paka Nata, Bhubaneswar, 2022
- Make Room for Elephants (2023)
- Sharira (2023)
Choreographies based on Western Music:
-The wreck, (solo) music by PyotrIl'yich Tchaikovsky, New Delhi, 1988
- Icarus, (group) music by Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar, Kolkata, 1991
- Talisman, (group) music by Riccardo Drigo, Padova, 1997
- Spirit Land, (group) music by Igor Strawinsky, Kuala Lumpur, 2003
- Bolero, (group) music by Maurice Ravel, Bhubaneswar, 2008
- I have a dream, (group) music by Ravi Shankar and London Symphony Orchestra, Palermo 2008
-The Bad Boys of Piano, (duet) music by Vincent Laurie and George Antheil, Rome, 2010
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Odissi
Compositions: |
- MangalaCharan: Kapalika Shiva (1991), Surya Stuti (1995), Shivastakam (2000)
RamabibhumNomami (2012), Buddha JivanaGeetam (2015)
- Pallavi: BhakulaBharanam (1992), Bimpallasi (1995), Kolavati (2001)
Bhairavi (2006), Belaboli (2008) SabdaSwara Pallavi (2012)
- Abhinaya: Ganga Yamuna (1993), Kubuja (1995), MadhuraBachana (1998),
Dasa Mahavidya (1999), Kahi Galle Murali Phunka (2003),
Chitrangada (2004), Karna (2007) Sharanam (2008), LajareSarigaliAaja
(2008), DarshanaMujeDijie Ho(2009), Jhagadi (2010), MeghaManjari
(2012) Sajani Galli Mu Lajjore (2013), GandhariAshirwada (2014), Dina
Bandhu ehi ali srichamure (2017), Dekha go RadhaMadhavaChali (2018)
Joginijogini (2019), Anyaya (2020)
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Collaboration with films: |
- Research work for A
Tribute to Odissi, directed by Gautam Gose, 1985
- Research work for Martial Art of Orissa, sponsored by UGC,
1992
- Research work for Celebration of Spring, sponsored by UGC,
1992
- Dance Direction for Yugant, directed by Aparna Sen, 1994
- Dance Direction for Meenaxi, A Tale of Three Cities, dir. by
M.FHussain, 2003
- Dance Direction for Abar Aranye, dir. by Goutam Ghose 2003
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Awards
received: |
- Leonide Massine for the Art of
Dance, Italy, 1992
- Rasehswar, Bombay, 1994
- Cine Critic Association Award, Calcutta, 1995
- National Award for Best Choreography for film Yugant, New
Delhi, 1996
- Prananath Patnaik Award, Bhubaneswar, 2005
- Padmashree award, New Delhi, 2006
- Sanskiti Siromani, Mumbai, 2006
- Desharatna by Bharati Foundation Trust, Bhubaneswar (2007)
- Lalithakala award by Sri Lalithakala Academy Foundation,
Mysore, 2007
- Pandit Jasraj Award for Cross Cultural Understanding, from Rotary Club, Hyderabad, 2009
- Order of Star of Italian Solidatiety (OSSI), from President of
Italy, New Delhi 2008
- Odisha Women Leadership award from Odisha Yuve Sanskrutik Sansad,
Bhubaneswar, 2012
- Showcase Odisha from Prelude, Bhubaneswar, 2014
- Nalco Karavela Award from Nalco, Bhubaneswar, 2016
- Bhavan Samman by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, 2018
- Mutthiral Pathistha Vithakar by Karur Natyanjali Trust, Karur (Tamil Nadu) 2018
- Suresh Balabantaray Samman, Bhubaneswar 2018
- Saptashajya samman by Devanshi Dance Academi, Dhenkanal (Odisha) 2018
- Odisha Excellence (Dance) by Odia Media, Bhubaneswar 2019.
- Prabasi Bhasa Samman (2021)
- Life Achievement Award, by Nataraj Music Academy (2021)
-The Golden Nutcracker by Alta Classe Accademia dello Spettacolo, Nepi, 2023
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Festivals organised: |
- Festival of Arts for the
Environment, Bhubaneswar, 1995
- Festivals of films for Performing and Visual Arts, Bhubaneswar,
from 1996 to2001
- Dance with the Camera, special package of films on dance in
MIFF 2002,2004,2006
- Kalinga Mahotsava, a national festival of Martial Dances,
Dhauli, yearly since 2003
- Sangam, yearly since 2005
- Remembering Guruji, yearly since 2008
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Publications: |
- The Making of a Guru, Kelucharan
Mohapatra, his Life and Times,Manohar Publisher, New Delhi 2001
-"Traditional martial practices in
Odisha", Subhi Publication, New Delhi, 2012
-"My Journey A Tale of Two Births" Manohar Publisher, New Delhi 2015
-Jayantika (Editor), Nartanam XVIII No.3 July September 2018
- Odissi and the Geeta Govinda, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi 2022
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Fellowships and Grants: |
- Scholarship for dance from
External Affairs Ministry, Italy from 1981 to 1983
- Scholarship for dance from ICCR, Cultural Exchange Program,
from 1983 to 1985
- Fellowship from IGNCA for study of Martial Art of Orissa, 1991
- Senior Fellowship from Ministry of Culture, Gov. of India,1996
- Production grant from Ministry of Culture, Gov. of India,
yearly since 1997
- Salary grant from Ministry of Culture, Gov. of India, yearly
from 1997
- Ford Foundation Grant, 2007-2009
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Articles published: |
- 'Guru Kelucharan Mobapatra', in 'Kala
Vikash Kendra Journal', 1983, Cuttack
- 'Odissi: a flower without the fragrance?' in 'Sunday
Observer', October '83, New Delhi
- 'Is tradition a burden?' in 'Indian and world arts and
crafts', 1984, New Delhi
- 'Krishna or Godot' in 'N.C.P.A. journal', June 1984, Bombay
- 'The devadasi tradition' in 'The Heritage', Dec.'85, Madras
- 'Devadasis of the Jagannath Temple' in 'Sruti', June\July '87,
Madras
- 'T'ne stage a Temple' in 'Know India', Sept.'88, New Delhi
- 'The paika dance of Orissa.', in 'The Heritage', Nov. 198 8,
Madras
- 'La danza degli dei', in 'La danza', 1988, Italy
- 'La simbologia del gesto' in 'La danza', 1989, Italy
- 'In celebration of Spring', in 'Know India', March '90, New
Delhi
- 'The music of Chhau dance', in 'Chaittra parva souvenir',
April 199 1, Baripada
- 'The five elements in Danda nata', in 'Perception of bhutas in
oral tradition', Feb.'92, New Delhi
- ' Training in Indian dance' in 'Performing, Arts', July 1992,
Jakarta
- 'Hereditary foot-soldiers from Orissa', in 'The India
Magazine', June 1992, New Delhi
-'Chhau dance and its wider adaptability' in 'Chaittra parva
souvenir', April '93, Baripada
- 'A devadasi in the Temple of Shiva' in 'Orissa review', May
'94
- 'Ashes and thorns' in 'Saturday Times', April '94, New Delhi
-'Dussara at Manikagoda' in 'The Statesman', Oct.'94, Calcutta
- ' A trip to the adivasi land', in 'Orissa review', April '95,
Bhubaneswar
- 'An artists village: Raguraipur', in 'Know India', May '95,
New Delhi
- 'Tribal dance' in 'All India magazine', Sept.'95, New Delhi
- 'Male dancers in Odissi', in 'Snuti’, Dec.'95, Madras
- 'Destination: India', in The Open Page, 2002, Denmark
- 'Jayadeva's love poem; endless source of inspiration for
Kelubabu', in Sruti, June 2004, Madras
- ' World Folklore: Orissa', in Encyclopedia of World Folklore,
2005, U.S.A.
- The rise and fall of Jayantika, in Nartanam, 2017
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