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Dance in India comprises the varied styles of dances in the country. As with other aspects of Indian culture, different forms of dances originated in different parts of India, developed according to the local traditions and also imbibed elements from other parts of the country.
The eight classical dances from India are Bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu), Kathak (North India), Kathakali (Kerala), Kuchipudi (Andhra Pradesh), Manipuri (Manipur), Mohiniattam (Kerala), Odissi (Orissa) and Sattriya (Assam). Classical dance in India has developed a type of dance-drama that is a form of a total theatre. The dancer acts out a story almost exclusively through gestures. Each form represents the culture and ethos of a particular region or a group of people.
Enlivening journey of a classical dance form of the Indo-Gangetic belt – KATHAK, from the Vedic times to the Contemporary era infusing footprints of time, culture and philosophy. The Kathak dance concert lead by Pt. Udhai Mazumdar and is choreographed and performed by Shikha Sharma with live musicians to support this extraordinary dancer.
Artists
Shikha Sharma – Kathak
Shuheb Hassan – Vocal/Harmonium
Ralf Tonding – Bansuri/Saxophone
Pt. Udhai Mazumdar – Tabla/Music Composition
SHIKHA SHARMA
A dedicated young Kathak dancer Shikha Sharma exhibits a natural flair for Kathak. Her graceful moves, discipline lines, rhythmic
footwork, lively abhinaya along with her powerful presence on the stage is enthralling.
She had the privilege of becoming one of the senior students of the very sensitive and astute interpreters of kathak Guru Rani Khanam, who is a senior Kathak dancer and Guru.
Shikha Sharma is a graded artist of Delhi DoorDarshan. She also has done her academics in Kathak.
Pt. Udhai Mazumdar
Udhai Mazumdar is a versatile tabla player of the Benares Gharana.
Learnt from late Pandit Ashoutosh Bhattacharya, and the world-renowned Sitar Maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Udai has participated in many noteworthy Indian and international festivals, besides playing for and with Pandit Ravi Shankar on different occasions, like performing before the Royal Families of England and Sweden, accompanied Pt. Ravi Shankar together with Ustad Zakir Hussain in a concert to mark the Maestro’s 75th birth year etc. Udai also has credits on the CD’s “Echoes from India”, “Fulfilment”, “Reverberations – I”, “Musik der Welt Bern” , “ShankaRagmala”, “Geet Govinda”, “Ibaadat” etc.
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