🔆 Chhau dance is a semi-classical Indian dance combining martial and folk traditions that originated in the Kalinga (Odisha) area from Mayurbhanj and spread to West Bengal and Jharkhand in various forms.
✳️ In 2010, it was included in the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
✅It is a tribal martial art dance that is mostly performed in the states of Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
✅ Purulia Chhau (West Bengal), Seraikella Chhau (Jharkhand), and Mayurbhanj Chhau (Maharashtra) are the three subgenres of this dance based on their origin and development (Odisha).
✅ The dance is most commonly seen during the spring festival, which lasts 13 days. It involves the entire community.
✅ The dance is performed by male dancers at night in an open space. It is a fusion of dance and martial arts that employs mock combat techniques.
✅ The Chhau dance's theme is based on Hindu mythology.
Except for Mayurbhanj Chhau, the dancers wear masks during the performance.
✳️ In 2010, it was included in the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
✅It is a tribal martial art dance that is mostly performed in the states of Odisha, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
✅ Purulia Chhau (West Bengal), Seraikella Chhau (Jharkhand), and Mayurbhanj Chhau (Maharashtra) are the three subgenres of this dance based on their origin and development (Odisha).
✅ The dance is most commonly seen during the spring festival, which lasts 13 days. It involves the entire community.
✅ The dance is performed by male dancers at night in an open space. It is a fusion of dance and martial arts that employs mock combat techniques.
✅ The Chhau dance's theme is based on Hindu mythology.
Except for Mayurbhanj Chhau, the dancers wear masks during the performance.
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