Odissi dancer & Choreographer

Contact – 9891333023, E-mail-samir0972@gmail.com

Born in a family deeply immersed in the dramatic arts of the Orissa State, Samir Kumar as a young age started singing and acting in theatre parties (Jatras). His father Guru  Prafulla Chandra Behera is a well known stage artiste. He it his Masters in Music from Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalay, Bhubaneswar in 1997/98. He was introduce to Odissi Dance by Guru Somanath Pradhan. Eventually he also had the privilege of being trained by Padma Vibhusan Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra, with his son Ratikant Mohapatra also contributing to Samir s excellences as a dancer.

Samir was recipient of the National Scholarship for Odissi Dance from the

Ministry of HRD New Delhi in 1997/98. The Nritya Vaskar of Pracheen Kala

Kendra, Chandigarh. Alankar Purna of Akhil Bharatiya Gandharv Mahavidyalay Mandal, Mumbai and  Orissa State Youth award for Odissi Dance 2000/01. He also received the gold medal at the National Youth Festival 2002 and NRITYA MANI AWARD-2015 from Utkal Yuva Sanskrutik Sangh Cuttack. He became a graded artiste of Delhi Doordarshan 2008. He was an assistant Choreographer (Odissi dance) for opening dance ceremony of Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010. 

Major performance:

He has given a number of solo performances and has been a part of many group presentations with Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra and other troupe.

Ø Krishna Gana Sobha, Madras.

Ø Durga Shankar Dance Festival, Mumbai.

Ø Puri Beach Festival, Puri.

Ø Kalayatan Festival, Valsad.

Ø Sankatmochan Dance & Music Festival, Vanaras.

Ø Swarnnadhra Festival, Hydrabad.

Ø Odissi Dance Festival, Japan.

Ø Birasat Festival, Deheradun.

Ø Laxman Mela, Lucknow.

Ø Anannya Dance Festival, New Delhi.

Ø ICCR tour, Mauritius and South Africa.

Ø Harare Dance Festival, Zimbabwe.

Ø Kumbh Mela, Alahabad.

Ø Delhi Festival, New Delhi.

Ø Konark Dance Festival, Konark.

Ø Delhi Youth Festival, Delhi.

Ø Pravah Festival, Jammu. 

Sararaswati Vandana, Shree Ganesha Stutee,  Odiya Abhinay,  Champu, Odiya Bhajans, Patriotic song, Dance Drama- Shakuntala, Krishna leela, Shilpee, Ramayan etc.