Priyanka Jena
Odissi Dancer
Priyanka Jena is an Odissi dancer, Senior Odissi Soloist and Repertory Artiste with Gunjan Dance Academy, Cuttack.
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Priyanka Jena is an Odissi dancer, Senior Odissi Soloist and Repertory Artiste with Gunjan Dance Academy, Cuttack. She began formal classical Odissi training at the age of five under Guru Meera Das, in the parampara of Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. Her work encompasses nritta, abhinaya, traditional repertoire, and ensemble and solo choreography. Through nearly two decades of training, she has become a principal dancer of the Gunjan ensemble and a soloist noted in the profile for geometric postures, chowka and tribhangi alignments, footwork, and abhinaya.
Priyanka has performed at national and international platforms, including the Khajuraho Dance Festival, Delhi International Arts Festival, NCPA Mumbai, the Delhi G20 Cultural Evening, and the Dhauli, Konark and Mukteswar dance festivals. She has represented India through ICCR tours in Romania, the South Pacific and Indonesia, including performances, lecture-demonstrations and workshops. Her recognitions include Doordarshan Kendra's 'B' Grade Artiste Accreditation and the Senior Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Selected performances
Gunjan Dance and Music Festival, Cuttack
2010–2015
Kollam Festival, Ernakulam
2011
Puri Beach Festival, Puri
2011
Konark Dance Festival, Odisha
2012
Sumiran Festival, Bhopal
2013
Megha Utsav, Odisha
2014
Raja Mahotsav, Odisha
2014
Simhastha Kumbh Mela / Kala Utsav, Ujjain
2016
Naman Festival, Bangalore
2016
Gopalpur Beach Festival, Gopalpur
2016
Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav, Odisha
2017
ICCR Cultural Delegation performances, Romania
2017
ICCR South Pacific Cultural Delegation, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu and Kiribati
2017
Delhi Odissi Utsav, Delhi
2018
48th All India Bhaskaran Nritya & Sangeet Sammelan, Chandigarh
2018
Baliyatra, Cuttack
2018
Megha Utsav, Odisha
2018
Mukteswar Dance Festival, Bhubaneswar
2019
Khandagiri-Udaygiri Mahotsav, Odisha
2019
Naba Gunjan, Cuttack
2019
Khajuraho Dance Festival, Madhya Pradesh
2020
Megha Utsav, Odisha
2021
Konark Dance Festival, Odisha
2022
Delhi International Arts Festival, Delhi
2022
Delhi G20 Cultural Evening, New Delhi
2023
Amrit Yuva Kalotsav, Bokaro
2023
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai
2023
Kalanadam Festival, Bangalore
2023
Jhankar Classical Festival, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2023
ICCR Cultural Tour, Indonesia
2024
20th Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav, Odisha
2024
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