Mangalore, November 26: The 'Nrityotsava-2011' a 10-day Maharashtrian Folk Dance workshop organised under the joint auspices of Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan and Shree Devi Nritya Kendra was on Friday evening concluded on a spectacular note at Town Hall here.
The Nrithyotsava-2011 was held under the guidance of noted dance guru and artist Anil Kumar Kichi from New Delhi. The Shree Devi Nritya Trust was formed by Jayalaxmi Alva and late Ramakrishna Alva in Mangalore in 1994, has been conducting many workshops on Bharatanatya and other dance forms for past 15 years.
The valedictory programme commenced after a grand performance by the young artistes.
The chief guest of the evening was S K Umesh, chief Manager of Indian Overseas bank. “We are proud to be associated with the performing arts as it is our corporate social responsibility”, he said.
Mangalore airport Director MR Vasudeva who is also the honorary secretary of Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan was also present.
Jayalaxmi Alva who is known as Guru also adorned the stage. Dr Arathi Shetty welcomed the gathering.
The participants presented a colourful performance of various dance forms like Lazem, Koli dance and Thali Dance forms. Certificates were distributed to the participants. Anil Kumar Kichi, who conducted the workshop was felicitated with a shawl and moment on this occasion.
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