Report by OD bureau; Sydney: Sydney-based Odissi Dance & Music director Nirmal Jena and Pratibha Jena Singh (artistic director, Delhi-based Nrityashilp), son and daughter of the Late Guru Surendra Nath Jena (Delhi, India), present poignant and soul stirring Odissi dance and music at the Monash University Clayton Campus on 29 and 30 September 2012.

Intensely Soul is the first collaboration by this brother and sister duo outside of India. Their presentation seeks to inspire dialogue and reflections on the arts as:
(a) pathways to creativity and contributing to artistic innovation in Australia;
(b) avenues for educating and building ‘inner’ resilience; and
(c) expressions of the wisdom inherent in diverse traditions and cultures that need to be integrated with contemporary living.
2012 National Tour in Melbourne

Performance – Sat 29th September, 7.00pm – 9.00pm, Monash Music Auditorium, Building 68, Monash University, Clayton (boxoffice@monash.edu, (03) 9905 1111)
Workshop – Sun 30th September, 10.00am – 12.30pm, Monash University Drama Theatre, Monash University, Clayton (boxoffice@monash.edu, (03) 9905 1111)
Choreography & music composition by Guru Surendra Nath Jena
Recorded Music (recorded in India)
Vocals: Guru Surendra Nath Jena, Bankim Sethi
Percussion: Prafulla Mangaraj
Sitar: Khalid Mustafa Khan
Flute: Niranjan Prasad