Upcoming Events
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
When: Saturday, February 22 at 5:30 PM
Where: Basement Hall - 2699 W Plano Parkway Plano, TX
Duration: 30 minutes
Level 4 and Level 6 students perform traditional Kathak pieces on the occasion of the Temple's 1st Anniversary
Celebrate Holi at Davis Library, Plano
When: Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 2 pm - 4 pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Where: Davis Library at 7501 B-Independence Parkway, Plano, Texas 75025
Level 4, 5 and 6 students perform traditional Kathak pieces, including 'Hori' geet. Learn about the Holi festival and South Asian culture through a variety of activities, including henna, storytelling and playing holi! Come and go! For all ages!
ICMC's Art Stage 2020
Where: Allen Library Civic Auditorium
When: Saturday, March 28, 4 to 7 PM.
Duration: 20 minutes
Level 7 students perform a taal, nayika and tarana! ICMC presents its annual event presenting a medley of several short vocal, instrumental and dance performances, by students and amateur musicians of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. This event is free to general public. The primary reasons for this concert is to bring awareness about Indian classical music in the community and also to stage upcoming talent. Free to the general public!
3rd Annual Festival of Joy!
Location: Klyde Warren Park
Date: Mar 28, 11 to 6 PM
Duration: 30 minutes
Kalachandji’s, Sewell Lexus and American Airlines present the 3rd annual Festival of Joy with a Parade, Music, Dance, Free Food and a Splash of Spiritual Culture at Klyde Warren Park on Saturday, March 28th 2020. Kathak Rhythms will be performing and holding a demo-workshop at this event!
Kathak Bahaar 2020
When: April 11, 2020
300 + students of Kathak Rhythms will perform in front of a full house audience at the 10th annual recital of our dance school! All students are invited to attend. Additional guests by student invitation only.
Kathak Bahaar 2020 - Austin, TX
When: May 24, 2020 at 3 pm
Where: Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin - Community Hall
Students of Kathak Rhythms - Austin and senior student from DFW perform at the 2nd annual recital in Austin! All students, family and guests are invited to attend.
When: Saturday, February 22 at 5:30 PM
Where: Basement Hall - 2699 W Plano Parkway Plano, TX
Duration: 30 minutes
Level 4 and Level 6 students perform traditional Kathak pieces on the occasion of the Temple's 1st Anniversary
Celebrate Holi at Davis Library, Plano
When: Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 2 pm - 4 pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Where: Davis Library at 7501 B-Independence Parkway, Plano, Texas 75025
Level 4, 5 and 6 students perform traditional Kathak pieces, including 'Hori' geet. Learn about the Holi festival and South Asian culture through a variety of activities, including henna, storytelling and playing holi! Come and go! For all ages!
ICMC's Art Stage 2020
Where: Allen Library Civic Auditorium
When: Saturday, March 28, 4 to 7 PM.
Duration: 20 minutes
Level 7 students perform a taal, nayika and tarana! ICMC presents its annual event presenting a medley of several short vocal, instrumental and dance performances, by students and amateur musicians of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. This event is free to general public. The primary reasons for this concert is to bring awareness about Indian classical music in the community and also to stage upcoming talent. Free to the general public!
3rd Annual Festival of Joy!
Location: Klyde Warren Park
Date: Mar 28, 11 to 6 PM
Duration: 30 minutes
Kalachandji’s, Sewell Lexus and American Airlines present the 3rd annual Festival of Joy with a Parade, Music, Dance, Free Food and a Splash of Spiritual Culture at Klyde Warren Park on Saturday, March 28th 2020. Kathak Rhythms will be performing and holding a demo-workshop at this event!
Kathak Bahaar 2020
When: April 11, 2020
300 + students of Kathak Rhythms will perform in front of a full house audience at the 10th annual recital of our dance school! All students are invited to attend. Additional guests by student invitation only.
Kathak Bahaar 2020 - Austin, TX
When: May 24, 2020 at 3 pm
Where: Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin - Community Hall
Students of Kathak Rhythms - Austin and senior student from DFW perform at the 2nd annual recital in Austin! All students, family and guests are invited to attend.
Recently Concluded
Meet Me on the Meadow: a 90-minute Kathak ballet
“Meet Me on the Meadow” is a 90-minute Kathak ballet of the timeless Radha-Krishna inspired love story. Watch mesmerizing Kathak displaying sensual charm and spiritual serenity as the drama unfolds through the most melodious Gandharv (celestial music) of raags.
After a successful India run and great reviews, the show premiered in the US in August and September 2019. We are now booking shows across N. America in 2020.
After a successful India run and great reviews, the show premiered in the US in August and September 2019. We are now booking shows across N. America in 2020.
Visit the production's official website to book a show in your city!
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Visharad Rang Manch Pradarshan Fall 2019
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14 students reached a major milestone in their Kathak journey after many years of hard work! Each dancer presented a 25-minute solo with live music accompaniment in the presence of an external examiner, Guru Shama Bhate, as part of their Vishard Upantya exam.
Visharad Upantya is Level 6 and Visharad Purna is Level 7 as per the examination system followed by our students in their Kathak journey. Successful completion of Level 7 is equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in a regular academic setting. The Visharad exam is a 3-parts: (1) two written exams - of 3 hours each, (2) stage performance or Rang Manch Pradarshan and (3) 1 hour Vaiva a one-on-one practical examination. Each part evaluates the students’ complete knowledge and performance in detail, in every aspect of Kathak. |
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Yuva Festival - Silambam Houston
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YUVA 2019, staged on September 7, 2019, brought together twelve rising artists from across the US for an evening of collaborative Indian classical music and dance works. YUVA strives to catalyze collaboration and creativity among young upcoming artists in the Indian classical arts and to encourage them to 'find their artistic voice'.
Shreya Bandopadhyay, Level 7 student of Kathak Rhythms, was selected from among a pool of applicants to collaborate to create new artistic works for presentation at the YUVA festival. The theme of Shreya's group was "Hidden Struggles - an exploration of issues surrounding mental illness".
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Radio Caravan interview of Guru Akhila Rao by RJ Rachana on Artist ki Aawaaz, Dec 29, 2019 |