What are the key features of an intelligent Indian classical performance? Kathak expert Shovana Narayan explains there's a whole chemistry of responses

Padma Shri Shovana Narayan teaches a Kathak masterclass to children in Delhi. Plus, her thoughts on what constitutes an ...
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Review: The Spinning Mathematicians of Kathak Dance

NEW YORK — One of the strongest attractions of the free Battery Dance Festival is its setting at the bottom tip of Manhattan, with a glorious sunset backdrop of water, sky and the Statue of Liberty.

Tanveer Alam on what Kathak and ballet have in common

The Toronto-based dancer and choreographer joins Q's Tom Power to talk about the history and hallmarks of Kathak, a style of Indian classical dance that traces back to the 18th century.
BroadwayWorld

Interview: Sanchita Abrol on KATHAK as a Dance Form

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Like most classical forms of performing arts in India, Kathak - a ...
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The Custodian Of Kathak: In Conversation With Shivani Varma

In the vibrant world of Indian classical dance, Shivani Varma stands as both a torchbearer and a trailblazer. A distinguished disciple of the legendary Pt. Birju Maharaj and Guru Shovana Narayan, she ...

Ahead of Dev Deepawali, Kashi’s ghats gear up for Ganga Mahotsav 2025 — full 4-day schedule, and artist line-up out

Varanasi's riverfront will transform into a vibrant cultural stage for the Ganga Mahotsav 2025, from November 1-4. DD News ...
BroadwayWorld

Leela Dance Collective to Present SPEAK, an All-Female Indian Kathak and American Tap Dance Collaboration

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Serving as a bridge between tradition and innovation, history and progress ...
SFGate

Birju Maharaj to perform Indian Kathak dance

With 15 pounds of bells on his ankles and sweat in his silver hair, Birju Maharaj stamps out ever more complex rhythms. Sometimes they sound uncannily like birds singing or rain falling. But always, ...
Yahoo

Birju Maharaj, legend of India's kathak dance form, dies

FILE - Indian classical Kathak dance guru Birju Maharaj teaches students at his studio in New Delhi on Sept. 26, 1997. Birju Maharaj, a legend of classical Indian dance and among the country’s most ...
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Listen: How tabla players accompany Kathak dancers

Tabla accompaniment to Kathak dance is very distinct from the kind that is heard in a vocal or instrumental performance. The nritta or pure dance element in Kathak is almost completely based on ...
Los Angeles Times

Chitresh Das dies at 70; Indian classical dancer was master of kathak

Chitresh Das, a renowned practitioner and teacher of the kathak form of Indian classical dance, died Sunday in Marin County. He was 70. The San Francisco-based Chhandam School of Kathak, which Das ...