We had a fantastic time at the 2024 IndiaFest celebration on August 17. Organized by the India Association of MN, IndiaFest is an annual 1-day event that celebrates the culture, traditions and heritage of India with a mixture of dance, music, food and drinks, and family-friendly activities. We performed Kathakaars – The Storytellers, which featured a variety of…
Katha Dance Theatre is pleased and incredibly honored to be sponsoring a public performance by Kathak master and senior-most disciple of the late Pandit Birju Maharaj, guru Saswati Sen. KATHAK – The Storytellers is taking place at Hopkins High School on June 29! Starting at 7:30 pm, Ms. Sen will begin the show with a solo Kathak performance with live musical accompaniment by Dr. Praful Kelkar, Swaranjali…
Katha Dance Theatre (KDT) is pleased to announce the world premiere of Ganga: A Choreographic Odyssey at E.M. Pearson Theatre! June 14 – 15 at 7:30 pmJune 16 at 2 pm (ASL-interpreted) With this production, director/choreographer Rita Mustaphi is premiering a film screening and live Kathak dance combination to create a unique cultural spectacle. The dance film,…
Katha Dance Theatre, in partnership with the Hindu Society of Minnesota, cordially invites you to a celebration of Saraswati Puja and Vasant Panchami. This Hindu festival celebrates and honors the goddess of knowledge, music and art while welcoming the first day of spring. Since 1990, celebrating Saraswati Puja and Vasant Panchami has been an annual…
Katha Dance Theatre is proud to present Prakritir Pratisodh – Nature’s Revenge! All matter is composed of five basic elements – The Panchamahabhutas: water, earth, air, fire and space. These elements embody the physical and energetic attributes of both the human body and the physical world, exerting a profound influence on our physical, mental, and…
Give to the Max Day is this Thursday, November 16! We ask that you consider helping to sustain our mission and ensure Kathak’s future in Minnesota with a tax-deductible donation. Early giving has already begun at GiveMN.org. Our mission is to inspire, captivate, and educate audiences about the beautiful Kathak dance tradition while expanding its artistic boundaries, making it more inclusive and…
We’re honored to be performing at SEWA-AIFW’s annual gala this Saturday, Sept. 23 at Union Depot! All proceeds from the event will go toward SEWA-AIFW’s mission to support and empower Asian Indian survivors of domestic violence and build a violence-free society. As they put it, the event “will be a lively celebration of survivorship in its many…
Don’t miss us perform in weekend three of the Cowles Center’s Fall Forward Festival, as part of a lineup that includes Alternative Motion Project and Shapiro & Smith Dance! We’ll be premiering a brand new work: PRAKRITIR PRATISODH – Nature’s Revenge. The production will feature a series of dance vignettes depicting what happens when human…
We are so proud to announce that KDT Founder and Artistic Director Rita Mustaphi has been awarded a 2023 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Choreographers! She is among only three choreographers chosen for the honor, which includes grant funding for the creation of a new project and additional support for research and development. The fellowship was created with the goal…