Understanding the interrelationship of folk and classicalism and keeping the curiosity to understand the subject more clearly, one day webinar was organized by three centers of the Faculty of Psychiatry and Liberal Arts of Rabindranath Tagore University.
The theme of this prestigious event of the Tagore World Arts and Culture Center, the Tagore Folk Language and Culture Center, and the Arts and Performing Arts Center was "The Cultural Interrelationship of Folk and Classical Dance". Professor Uma Rayle of Nalanda Dance Arts College was present as the main speaker on the occasion. Presenting the event as a discussion, Vinay Upadhyay, director and noted art critic of Tagore World Arts and Culture Center, was involved in the interaction with Rayle.
Under this discussion, Rayle and Upadhyaya touched on many points such as the role of folk dances in life, rise of classical dances from folk, commonalities and specialties of folk and classical dances. Many important references also emerged during this discussion from which the discussion of the journey of folk Indian classical dance of famous Indian classical dance styles like Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, ODC attracted the participants through online.
Rayle very carefully discussed the changes in tribal, folk and classical dances and society and the impact on these dances. He told how classical dances came to be seen as an iconic art in society over time, but at the same time folk dances were considered less in that category of prestige. Whereas the world-famous ODC-like dance style is very close to Gotipua folk dance and has a history of its own.
