Bhubaneswar, May 8: Natak Parikrama, a four-day theatre festival that aimed at creating awareness about the art among the youths, concluded at Rabindra Mandap here today.

The festival ended with Panchanan Patra'splay Ishwar Soichanti that was directed by Gouri Mohapatra. The play shows how a man's misdeeds always overshadow all good things in his life.

This year, the festival, organised by theatre group Uttar Purush, witnessed the skills of various theatre artistes.

Taa Maa Ra Kahani, a solo play by artiste Kirti Mohanty, won appreciations from the audience. The play portrayed the struggling life of a tamasha dancer. tamasha, a dance form, was considered disreputable for a long time.

If a girl child was born to a tamasha dancer, she was forced into the profession. The play showed how the protagonist fought all odds to get her daughter educated and depicted her views about the society and her place in it.

Through deft voice modulations and intricate expressions, the artiste showcased the emotional turmoil faced by those dancers and how they were looked down upon. The play was originally staged in Marathi by Sushma Deshpande and was adapted in Odia by Abhinna Routray.

The play was a great opportunity for the viewers, especially the women, to celebrate womanhood. "The play was quite enriching and made me feel proud to be a woman," said Archana Panigrahi, who was overwhelmed by the performance.

On Wednesday, Bijay Kumar Satpathy's play Khyudita Sarisrupa was staged here. The play, directed by Prasanna Mishra, portrayed the intricacies of relationships in a family. On the inaugural day of the festival, Jupakashtha was staged under the direction of Pabitra Mohanty.