International Folklore Festival Veliko Tarnovo

Foreign Ensembles
have taken part in the Festival:

INDIA

-RAJASHREE BEHERA
-PUNJAB CULTURAL PROMOTION COUNCIL

RAJASHREE BEHERA

ALBANIA,
ARMENIAN FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE,
BELGIUM,
BULGARIA,
BURYATIYA,
CANADA,
CHINESE TAIPEI, CROATIA,
COLUMBIA,
COSTA RICA,
DENMARK,
EGYPT,
GEORGIA,
GREECE,
HUNGARY,
INDIA,
INDONEZIA,
IRAN,
ISRAEL,
ITALY,
JAPAN,
JORDAN,
LATVIA,
MACEDONIA,
MEXICO,
MORDOVIA,
NIGERIA,
PERU,
POLAND,
PORTUGAL,
PUERTO RICO,
ROMANIA,
RUSSIA,
SCOTLAND,
SERBIA and MONTENEGRO,
SPAIN,
SWITZERLAND,
TAIWAN,
THAILAND,
TURKEY,
UKRAINE,
USA

Rajashreeq, one of the brilliant exponents of Odissi, is perhaps the youngest to carve a niche of her own in the world of classical dance in India.

QUALIFICATIONS
- M.A. / Economics /
- Bisarada Purna / B.A. / in Odissi Dance from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai, India

ACCOLADES

- Widely acclaimed Solo Danseuse
- Recognized as "A" grade dancer by Orissa Academy of Music and Drama
- An artist in Indian T.V.
- Goverment of India Scholarship for Odissi Dance / 1980-1989/
- Fellowship in Odissi Dance by Department of Culture, Government of India /1993-1995/

PUNJAB CULTURAL PROMOTION COUNCIL

Punjab cultural promotion council is a registered dance company cum organization, which draws its name from Indian State of Punjab. It has already completed its five years glorious existence with many achievements to its credit. It is an organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion and dissemination of the rich art and cultural traditions of Punjab and North India.
The council artists have remarkable achievements to their credit. The artists have already performed and represented the Indian nation in Lithuania, Sweden, Thailand, China and U.A.E.

The primary goal of this organization is to work for strengthening friendship between countries and to promote international understanding particularly in the field of folk art and folk culture.
It is open to festivals, groups and individuals who are based in Punjab state and who are engaged in the field of folklore and those who support the aims of Punjab Cultural Promotion Council.
Their artists have already participated in the number of national folk dance festivals /under National Cultural Exchange Policy N.C.E.P. programs/ and international folk festivals – Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Korea.The quality of the performed program is at very high artistic level studied with cultural varieties and folk sensations. Group of 12 to 20 folk artists, including dancers, singers, musicians and leaders could perform at the same time and their program is based on dance concert lasting from 20 to 45 minutes with bhangra, jindua and malvai gidha etc., each dance component of 15 minutes duration. The dancers perform in different sequences, in circles; take double-standing actions sometimes, create romantic scenes as well.
Whereas musicians play drums /dhols/, bugchu, katos, saaps, khundas, chimtas etc. /all traditional instruments/ they also dance holding and playing these folk instruments. High pitch dhol beats create sensation among dance lovers. The dancers sing couplets, boliyans, and also songs making the event more interesting. Some folk dances of Punjab and India involve both boys and girls.
The dancers look very attractive in their traditional dresses, turbans, suits and ornaments and perform exotic, energetic, foot tapping dances.


Foreign Ensembles have taken part in the Festival:
INDIA -RAJASHREE BEHERA -PUNJAB CULTURAL PROMOTION COUNCIL RAJASHREE BEHERA		ALBANIA, ARMENIAN FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, BURYATIYA, CANADA, CHINESE TAIPEI, CROATIA, COLUMBIA, COSTA RICA, DENMARK, EGYPT, GEORGIA, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONEZIA, IRAN, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, LATVIA, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, MORDOVIA, NIGERIA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SCOTLAND, SERBIA and MONTENEGRO, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, USA
	Rajashreeq, one of the brilliant exponents of Odissi, is perhaps the youngest to carve a niche of her own in the world of classical dance in India. QUALIFICATIONS - M.A. / Economics / - Bisarada Purna / B.A. / in Odissi Dance from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai, India
ACCOLADES - Widely acclaimed Solo Danseuse - Recognized as "A" grade dancer by Orissa Academy of Music and Drama - An artist in Indian T.V. - Goverment of India Scholarship for Odissi Dance / 1980-1989/ - Fellowship in Odissi Dance by Department of Culture, Government of India /1993-1995/

PUNJAB CULTURAL PROMOTION COUNCIL
	Punjab cultural promotion council is a registered dance company cum organization, which draws its name from Indian State of Punjab. It has already completed its five years glorious existence with many achievements to its credit. It is an organization dedicated to the preservation, promotion and dissemination of the rich art and cultural traditions of Punjab and North India. The council artists have remarkable achievements to their credit. The artists have already performed and represented the Indian nation in Lithuania, Sweden, Thailand, China and U.A.E.
The primary goal of this organization is to work for strengthening friendship between countries and to promote international understanding particularly in the field of folk art and folk culture. It is open to festivals, groups and individuals who are based in Punjab state and who are engaged in the field of folklore and those who support the aims of Punjab Cultural Promotion Council. Their artists have already participated in the number of national folk dance festivals /under National Cultural Exchange Policy N.C.E.P. programs/ and international folk festivals – Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, South Korea.The quality of the performed program is at very high artistic level studied with cultural varieties and folk sensations. Group of 12 to 20 folk artists, including dancers, singers, musicians and leaders could perform at the same time and their program is based on dance concert lasting from 20 to 45 minutes with bhangra, jindua and malvai gidha etc., each dance component of 15 minutes duration. The dancers perform in different sequences, in circles; take double-standing actions sometimes, create romantic scenes as well. Whereas musicians play drums /dhols/, bugchu, katos, saaps, khundas, chimtas etc. /all traditional instruments/ they also dance holding and playing these folk instruments. High pitch dhol beats create sensation among dance lovers. The dancers sing couplets, boliyans, and also songs making the event more interesting. Some folk dances of Punjab and India involve both boys and girls. The dancers look very attractive in their traditional dresses, turbans, suits and ornaments and perform exotic, energetic, foot tapping dances.