Birju Maharaj, legend of India’s Kathak dance, dies at 83. Maharaj ... He would often draw inspiration from his own life in his performances and was a skilful storyteller.

Kathak is one of the eight classical forms of Indian dance. It is comprised of powerful movement and technique, using percussive footwork and rhythms rooted in the Indian classical music system, ...

Classical singing, Kathak dance, drawing, painting, photography, poetry and yoga all seem to help Nadia develop a meditative temperament which is being reflected in her minimalist visuals and slow ...

Five competent Kathak dancers from Ranan, Kolkata, presented the five elements — shunya (space), vayu (air), agni (fire), jal (water) and prithvi (earth) — that make up the universe and ...

On day four, a kathak performance by Shika Khare (Noida), Kajri by Urmila Srivastava (Mirzapur), Sufi song rendition by Ramshankar (Mumbai) and Bollywood night by Sneha Shankar (Mumbai) will be held.