Katha means 'Story' and Kathak is that which tells a story. Kathak is a solo dance-form that has absorbed Persian and Central Asian influences and comprises of intricate footwork, dynamic spins, ...

Chitresh Das, a mesmerizing Kolkata-born performer of the North Indian classical Indian dance form Kathak and a great educator in the form throughout the Bay Area and the United States, died of an ...

Pandit Chitresh Das, who died at 70 in Marin County on Sunday, Jan. 4, of an aortic dissection, was not the only distinguished classical Indian dancer to make a home in the Bay Area, but thanks to his ...

A graceful celebration of rhythm, devotion, and classical excellence unfolded at Ravindra Bharati as young dancer Divya ...

"Romeo and Juliet" may have originated as a play, but for ballet fans, Shakespeare's romantic tragedy has become synonymous with a passionate score by Sergei Prokofiev, first adapted in 1955 by ...

The Sopan Festival's cultural celebration continues with classical vocal, instrumental, and dance performances. Suraj's remarkable vocal performance enchanted the audience. Sani Niyazi's Tabla ...

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 ...

One of Pt. Hazarilal’s key contributions was the reinvention of Kathak abhinaya for the modern stage. He gave us a new vocabulary for body movement (angika abhinaya) and expression. “We give ...