Chhau dance is intimately connected to regional festivals, notably the spring festival Chaitra Parva. Its origin is traceable to indigenous forms of dance and martial practices. Its vocabulary of ...

Chhau, with its animalistic movements rooted in walking and hunting, expands her vocabulary of everyday actions. Its turns, jumps, and athleticism evoke similarities with contemporary dance ...

The Mahashivratri Chhau Dance Festival 2025 was grandly organized at Sangeet Natak Akademi Chhau Kendra, Chandanakiyari, under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The event was ...