{"id":32246,"date":"2026-10-29T18:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santanudas.com\/SS\/?post_type=ssd_performance&#038;p=32246"},"modified":"2026-10-29T19:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T00:58:19","slug":"exotic-odissi-dance","status":"publish","type":"ssd_performance","link":"https:\/\/santanudas.com\/?ssd_performance=exotic-odissi-dance","title":{"rendered":"Exotic Odissi Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>The Beginning of a Journey \u2014 Bringing Odissi to Oklahoma<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On August 16, 2003, <strong><em>Exotic Odissi Dance<\/em> <\/strong>marked a defining moment in Santanu Das&#8217;s creative journey\u2014his first professionally hosted performing-arts production in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Presented in association with COPAA, the event introduced audiences in Oklahoma to the classical dance tradition of Odissi through a professional stage presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring artists from India, <strong>Meera Das<\/strong> and <strong>Uday Shetty<\/strong>, the performance was completely sold out, with approximately 70% of the audience drawn from the broader American community. The enthusiastic reception demonstrated how performing arts could transcend cultural boundaries and bring communities together.<\/p>\n<p>More than a successful evening, this production marked the beginning of Santanu&#8217;s professional journey in event planning, hosting, and production\u2014a passion that would grow into decades of cultural presentations and artistic experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A landmark sold-out Odissi presentation on August 16, 2003 introduced Oklahoma audiences to this classical Indian dance form. With approximately 70% of attendees from the broader American community, the event marked the beginning of Santanu Das\u2019s professional journey in performing-arts hosting and production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-32246","ssd_performance","type-ssd_performance","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santanudas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ssd_performance\/32246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santanudas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ssd_performance"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santanudas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ssd_performance"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/santanudas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ssd_performance\/32246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32373,"href":"https:\/\/santanudas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ssd_performance\/32246\/revisions\/32373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santanudas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}