Posted by Ranjana Dave (202.134.188.14) on September 29, 2005 at 15:23:18:

 Namaste,
I'm a mass media student of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and I'm doing a sociology paper on the glocalisation of Odissi for an academic journal. Glocalisation basically refers to the regional elements that add their flavour to a global phenomenon. For this paper, I wish to discuss the regional elements in different parts that have been incorporated with Odissi, for example, in Mumbai, we have Odissi dancers who choreograph Odissi pieces to Marathi songs. I was wondering if such pieces have been created even in other parts of India. In case you have ever worked on such a project, please do write back with all the details, and a few photographs, if possible.
The second topic to be discussed is somewhat on similar lines. Nowadays, many dance companies have productions or performances that consist of a harmonious blend of two dances - fusion is hwta this is generally called. I wanted more information on such fusion pieces that have been made with Odissi as one of the prime elements.
Dancers no longer stick to traditional themes and items which are a compulsory part of the Odissi repertoire. They are constantly exploring new themes and using dance as a medium to disseminate all kinds of messages. Dance is being used in education, and most importantly, it is now used to bring out many current and socially relevant ideas and messages. This is one more topic I really need info on.
Please do furnish this information as soon as possible, if you feel it could be of use to me.

Ranjana Dave.