Four seated Gotipuas in costume, front view
Closeup Pattachitra painting, Krishna Lila in Lord Jagannath's eyes, Private Collection (Dr R Tandon)
Gotipua holding Krishna's flute (Closeup)
Painting on silk, ten-armed Durga, Private Collection (Dr R Tandon)
Mural, devotees dancing in ecstatic movement
Sculpture, warriors and elephant in procession
Gotipuas training, doing backbends
Two Gotipuas posing as Radha and Krishna
Gotipua performance, still from 'Dhara' - Dasavatar
Dance Routes repertory performance, still from 'Yatra' - Meditation on Vishnu
Dance Routes repertory performance, still from 'Yatra' - Bilahari solo (Rekha Tandon)
Four seated Gotipuas in costume, front view (Colour)
Mural, representation of INTACH initiative, painting homes with murals by invited artists

The Gotipua Dance Archive

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The Gotipua Dance Archive by Dance Routes in collaboration with the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) division of Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) presents a detailed view of traditional life within rural Gurukuls in the pilgrim town of Puri in Odisha. It delves into perspectives on Odissi and Gotipua and its developments, with rare photographs, audio-visual footage of Gurus & Artists.

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Part 1- Children of Jagannath

Part 1 of the archive, The Children of Jagannath is video-documentary outlining an INTACH sponsored initiative to create a mixed media performance during the years 2005-2007 with Gotipuas and Pattachitra artistes living in the village of Raghurajpur, Odisha. This initiative was later supported by the Ford Foundation, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

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Part 2- Interview Excerpts (Perspectives on Odissi)

Part 2 is a curation of video interviews that are an eye witness account by eminent Oriya artists of how folk Gotipua resources were ‘classicised’ for the creation of Odissi dance, using melodic, rhythmic and movement elements principally from the Gotipuas.

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Part 3- The Interviews

Part 3 contains the complete interviews, from which the excerpts in Part 2 are drawn, and includes details of all the contributors and an account of their lives.

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Part 4Photo Gallery

Part 4 is a library of photographs of the gotipuas and their environment, and spans time between 2005-2015.

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