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About Bansi Bilas
Bansi Bilas is a non-p rofit cultural organization which was established in 1983 with the mandate to preserve and propagate Odissi, the indigenous dance form of Orissa. The scope was further expanded to include both dance and music in later years.
Our earliest success came from an in-house theatre production titled, “Basanta Raasa”, which was choreographed by Late Guru Deba Prasad Das with music direction being extended by Late Sangeet Sudhakar Shri Balakrishna Das. The production was a huge success and was enacted widely across Orissa.
In 1984, we produced an Oriya feature film by the same name, “Basanta Raasa”, which exemplified typical Odissi dance style. This film was highly appreciated and received a series of critic awards from the Government of Orissa including, Special Award to the Producer, Best Music Director and Best Child Artiste.
Thereafter, Bansi Bilas has produced a series of Odissi dance ballets,
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Madhur Milan
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Swapna Bilas
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Sarad Raas
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Sri Krishna Balya Leela
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Nimai Sanyas
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Sri Geeta Govinda
All above compositions have met with moderate to huge success with some finding their way to regional Doordarshan Kendra.
The Bansi Bilas dance institute has trained hundreds of students in Odissi who have won prizes and good reviews both in the state and national level. Bansi Bilas has sent dance troupes for participation in some of the most prestigious festivals including, Sharad Utsav, Government of Uttar Pradesh in 1988 & 1990, Konark Festival in 1991 and at the Sri Swami Haridas Samaroha in 1996. Following the path of its founder Guru Deba Prasad Das, the stress has been on perfection.
An International Odissi festival organized by Bansi Bilas from December 17-19, 2001 at the India habitat Centre New Delhi. The festival was inaugurated by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, the Honorable Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
The three day festival judiciously varied between lecture demonstration seminars in the first day part while performances were kept for the evenings. Stage was shared by many eminent artistes from India and abroad. The names included Padma Bhusan Sonal Mansingh, Padmashri Madhavi Mudgal, Dr. Ratna Roy (USA), Smt. Rajika Puri (USA), Shri Ramli Ibrahim (Malaysia), Guru Surendranath Jena, Guru Mayadhar Raut, to name a few.
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