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The Journey of Kathak Dance Katha Dance Theatre Press Kit Dance. Discover. Transform. Office: 5444 Orchard Avenue N., Crystal, MN 55429 | Studio: 5806 W. 36th Street, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 | 763.533.0756 | [email protected] Mission Katha Dance Theatre creates, performs, and educates through the art forms of dance, music, poetry, and storytelling. Rooted in Kathak, the classical dance style of North India, KDT is dedicated to making dance accessible, inclusive and relevant. It enhances the local community by bridging diverse cultures and audiences to contribute to life’s infinite artistic expressions. History Founded in 1987 by Artistic Director Rita Mustaphi, KDT is a non-profit organization based in Crystal, Minnesota. The company was founded with the intent to advance Kathak, the classical dance tradition native to North India, and integrate it into the Twin Cities dance community. To this end, KDT offers performances, education, and other cultural activities of the highest artistic and cultural quality throughout the state of Minnesota. Furthermore, KDT is the only organization of its kind, scale and scope in the Midwest, ensuring its strong cultural and artistic impact. The word “Kathak” is derived from the Sanskrit word “Katha,” meaning “story”. As a dance form, Kathak has its origins among traveling storytellers (called “Kathakas”) who traveled throughout India’s villages sharing dramatized versions of Hindu epics and lore using songs, gestures, and subtle expressions. Centuries of exposure to Indo-Persian cultures enriched the art form, manifesting within it a unique synthesis of Hinduism and Islam. In the 16th Century, Persian rulers introduced Kathak to the royal courts, where it acquired secular elements of sophistication, especially in its pure dance passages. Kathak expresses deep emotion, yet maintains intricate rhythmic precision and reticence in an intriguing juxtaposition of subtlety and passion. Over the past three decades, KDT has established itself as an essential contributor to Minnesota’s thriving cultural milieu. It educates and performs regularly throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding area to critical acclaim. Priding itself on its cross-cultural collaboration, KDT has worked with organizations and theaters such as The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, The Southern Theater, The O’Shaughnessy Theater at St. Catherine University, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theater, the Film Society of Minneapolis/St. Paul, The Ritz Theater, The Hindu Society of Minnesota, The Loft Literary Center, Jawaahir Dance Company and Ethnic Dance Theater; with local artists such as J.D. Steele and Ifrah Mansour; and with international artists such as Pandit Birju Maharaj, Maitreyee Pahari, Saswati Sen, and Krishan Mohan Mishra, Kousic Sen, Debashis Sarkar and Chandrachur Bhattacharya. KDT’s repertoire celebrates the uniqueness of the Indian-American cultural experience as well as the historical richness of India’s Kathak tradition. The dance’s percussive nature, its elements of storytelling, poetry, mime and its interdisciplinary components make it a vibrant and powerful form of expression. All photography is by Erik Saulitis unless otherwise noted. Artistic Programs Performances and Touring Classical Indian dance is not widely known among American audiences, most of whom likely associate Indian dance with Bollywood. KDT works to close this cultural knowledge gap by disseminating knowledge about Kathak technique, history, and cultural context through regularly performing original Kathak works choreographed by Rita Mustaphi. Company performances have taken place at The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, The O’Shaughnessy Theater at St. Catherine University, and countless other local arts presenters in and around the Twin Cities. In addition to featuring a unique mixture of traditional and contemporary forms of Kathak, KDT performances often include audience interaction in the form of post-show discussions or surveys. These feedback methods allow audiences to voice their opinions and engage in a dialogue with the performers, helping KDT improve the quality of their shows and ensure that audiences get as much out of their viewing experience as possible. Additional student-only shows introduce future generations of dancers to the art form, aided by KDT-provided study guides and classroom discussion. KDT goes on occasional tours in order to more widely share the Kathak tradition, visiting theaters around the state, throughout the country, and even internationally. Furthermore, in keeping with its commitment to accessbility, KDT works to make its shows readily available to people of all physical and cognitive abilities through the use of ASL interpreters, large print programs, wheelchair-accessible ramps, and other ADA-friendly methods. In these ways, KDT performances extend beyond the usual limitations of the patron/artist relationship. Education KDT offers regular Kathak classes in four sessions: Fall (September through November), Winter (December through February), Spring (March through May), and Summer (June through July). Classes may range from 60 to 90 minutes long, with difficulty levels ranging from absolute beginner to advanced/professional. All classes and company rehearsals take place at KDT’s studio space in St. Louis Park, and its faculty is comprised solely of KDT company members. An annual spring showcase concludes every school year. Master Classes, Residencies and Workshops KDT offers its advanced students occasional 90-minute master classes with Artistic Director Rita Mustaphi that help them refine their technique and build upon their existing skill set. KDT also offers its students frequent summer intensives, residencies, and workshops led by visiting artists, instructors, and Kathak masters. KDT dancers complete occasional residencies at universities and theaters around the country in order to make Kathak dance education widely accessible. Recent residencies have taken place at St. Olaf College, Minnesota State University, Mankato, and other universities and arts presenters. Community Outreach KDT’s outreach programs enrich students’ personal growth, developing their communicative, social, physical, and cognitive skills. They include personalized dance lessons, cultural activities, and lectures pertaining to the historical background, stories and traditions associated with Kathak. KDT provides programming targeted to a variety of age groups, from youth to senior citizens, and works to make sure that each of its programs is modified to benefit and challenge students of all physical abilities and dance backgrounds. The Artists The Company Rita Mustaphi is a choreographer, dancer and master teacher of Kathak dance, as well as the founder of KDT. Since founding KDT in 1987, she has choreographed over fifty evening- length works that have been performed around the world — including at India’s prestigious Khajuraho Dance Festival. As a dancer, she has performed at India’s 50th Anniversary celebration at New York’s Carnegie Hall and several International Kathak Dance Festivals in New Delhi, in addition to countless KDT productions. She is a COMPAS roster artist and a recipient of three McKnight Fellowships for choreography, a Leadership award from the Council of Asian Pacific Minnesotans, a Lifetime Achievement award from the India Association of Minnesota and a 2012 Education award from the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Mukta Sathe first learned Kathak from Guru Sanjeevani Kulkarni in India, where she later won the national “Swar Sadhana” competition. She joined KDT as a student in 2004, eventually becoming a company member in 2007. Since then, she has performed in countless KDT productions as well as the prestigious Khajuraho Dance Festival and Chicago’s International Kathak Festival. She has also studied Kathak with masters like Pandit Birju Maharaj. Mukta has been a KDT instructor since 2007. Photo by Anjana Nair Anurag Sharma joined KDT as a student in 2004 and became a company member in 2007. Throughout his many years as a professional Kathak dancer, he has studied intensively with Pandit Birju Maharaj, eventually performing with his company; danced as a guest artist with the Anila Sinha Foundation; and portrayed the lead male role in many KDT productions. In 2016, he performed in a Kathak ballet version Romeo & Juliet choreographed by Ms. Saswati Sen. In 2017, Anurag performed the lead role in Karna – The Abandoned Hero at India’s Khajuraho Dance Festival. Photo by Anjana Nair Monica Singh began training with Rita Mustaphi at age 7, and joined KDT as a company member in 2006. She has studied Kathak with masters like Pandit Birju Maharaj and Ms. Saswati Sen. Her select performance credits with KDT include Shaamya - Of Equality (2020), The Hungry Stones (2018), Ritu – The Seasons (2017), Sufiana – the Sufi Ecstasy (2016), Rubaiyat – Life in a Day (2014), Karna – the Abandoned Hero (2013). Monica has been a KDT instructor off and on since 2012. Photo by Anjana Nair Sarika Haris began her dance journey in India, where she studied Bharatanatyam, the South Indian classical dance style, for over nine years. She joined KDT as a student in 1999. Her selected performance credits with KDT as a company member include The Hungry Stones (2018) Ritu – The Seasons (2017), Sufiana – the Sufi Ecstasy (2016), Pourush – The Masculine (2015); Rubaiyat – Life in a Day (2014), In Retrospect (2012), and the lead role in KDT’s production of Chandalika, The Untouchable. A student of Kathak masters Pandit Birju Maharaj and Ms. Saswati
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