Ramli will kick off the week-long cultural tour from Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow on April 1 and perform in Gorakhpur on April 3 and in Ayodhya the next day.
The Ganjam show, inspired by the cultural heritage of the Ganjam district in India’s eastern state of Odisha, has received rave reviews from Indian dance critics.
“This tour is special as we have been invited by the Uttar Pradesh government to stage Sutra’s recent Odissi production Ganjam.
‘’We are very excited as we have never performed in these cities before.
“For this tour, we will bring 13 excellent Malaysian Odissi dancers, and one award-winning lighting designer,” Ramli told Bernama.
The dance team will return to Kuala Lumpur after performing in Uttar Pradesh, but Ramil and his dance partner along with the lighting designer will travel to New Delhi for his April 6 show.
Ramli, 64, who received top recognition for his cultural work, will receive the Padma Shri award from Indian President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on April 2.
Sutra Foundation and Ramli have staged performances in about 50 cities in India.
The Ganjam show was organised in New Delhi and Bhubaneswar, Rourkela and the Ganjam district last year. It was again held at the recent Konark Festival in Odisha.
Penari Odissi Ramli Ibrahim terima anugerah berprestij India, Padma Shri