Pravat Kumar Swain

Pravat Kumar Swain is an exuberant and vivacious young dancer who has carved a niche for himself in the field of Odissi Dance. He believe that creation and creativity is an eternal process and dance is one of the most powerful and aesthetic medium to express the joy of creation. Dance comes to Pravat’s body spontaneously. He moves on stage like a panorama of living sculptures, his scintillating grace and poetic expressions speak about his devotion towards his art and also manifests his determination to acquire the skill and perfection. He, not just dances but magically moves his feet to weave a graceful poem on space and time. Dance makes him feel sacred. Everything is transformed into eternal ecstasy and at one point; what remains is pure bliss of dance and Pravat’s never ending passion for it. As a prized pupil of Guru Gangadhar Pradhan and Guru Aruna Mohanty, he pursues his career as a soloist and also as a teacher.

Initiated into Gotipua Dance at the age of 7, Pravat proved himself as a child prodigy in Chandrasekhar Gotipua Kala Sansad, Dimirisena, Puri and subsequently joined Odissi Dance at the Orissa Dance Academy, Bhubaneswar under the direct supervision of Padmashree Late Guru Gangadhar Pradhan and under the watchful eyes of Guru Aruna Mohanty and Guru Manoranjan Pradhan. Since then, he has emerged as one of the formidable member of the Orissa Dance Academy repertory. He is currently being groomed under the guidance of Guru Aruna Mohanty to master the subtle art of both abhinya and pure dance in solo presentation.

Pravat aims at popularizing Odissi at a much higher level both in and outside India. He wants to spread the message that dance is not just an art, it includes spiritualism, freedom, joy and discipline.

Pravat aims at popularizing Odissi at a much higher level both in and outside India. He has performed in many festivals and given solo programs in India and abroad. Below is the list of his performances :

2012 : Natyanjali Festival, Chidambram Brahan Natyanjali Festival (Sponsored by Sangeet Natak Akademi) Thanjavur, Mukteshwar Dance Festival, Bhubaneswar, Malhar Festival,Pune.

2011 : Udayaraga Festival & 4th International Odissi Festival,Bhubaneswar.

2010 : Natya Vikhsya Festival, New Delhi.

2009 : Uday Shankar Dance Festival, Kolkata.

2008 : Purusanga Festival, Bhubaneswar Purusa Bhusana Festival, Mysore, National Dance Festival Bhubaneswar, Odissi Dance Festival, Kolkata.

2007 : Dhauli Mahotsav,Choreography Festival, Delhi Nritya Prativa, Mangalore, Mumbai Festival.

2006 : Kharavela Mahotsav, Bhubaneswar 3rd International Odissi Festival.

2005 : Jayadev Festival, Delhi, Puri Beach Festival, Shreekhetra Utsav, Kalinga Kala Utsav.

2004 : Konark Dance Festival, Subarna Utsav, Sonpur.

2003 : ETV - Oriya, Hyderabad, Konark Dance & Music Festival,Mahabalipuram Festival, Chennai, Mondei Festival Nawrangpur, Basanta Utsav, Puri.

   

   

   

2012 : Festival of Connecting Culture, India & Germany in Munich 14th International Festival of Dance & Music in Bangkok, Thailand.

 2010 : Hongkong Tour sponsored by Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

 2008 :     Project Charishnu,China International Odissi Festival organized by Sutra Dance Theater, Malaysia.

 2007 : Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore Tour sponsored by Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

 2006 : 8th Kalanidhi International Festival, Canada.

2013 1st Oct :           Program in France.

2012 17th Oct :        Gotipua Festival, BBSR.

2012 4th Oct :           Festival of Connecting Culture, India & Germany in Munich.

2012 16th Sep:        14th International Festival of Dance & Music in Bangkok, Thailand.

 

*  2012 : ‘Aradhana Samman’  by Aradhana Dance Academy, Bhubaneswar.

*  2006 & 2007 : National Scholarship, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.