Celebrate India's classical dance form Kathak at this show in Mumbai

Updated On: 19 December, 2025 09:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Trisha Ghosh

A showcase tomorrow will depict the evolution of Kathak in India, with an ensemble of dancers representing its different gharanas

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Vidushi Uma Dogra performs a Kathak sequence. Pics Courtesy/inni singh; Vishavdeep Sharma; (right) Vishal Krishna enacts a pose drawn from Krishna Leela, as portrayed in the Banaras Gharana

Visuals embed themselves in the mind of a viewer, much better than theoretical information read from a textbook,” reflects Vidushi Uma Dogra. This writer immediately agrees, despite having an affinity for the written word. The 69-year-old Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee and Kathak exponent has conceptualised and curated a show in Mumbai, which offers a window into the different styles of Kathak, more appropriately known as ‘gharanas’. It is titled, Echoes of Ghoongroos - Katha Kathak Ki.

Vishavdeep Sharma depicts a Jaipur Gharana pose, with elements inspired by the Rajasthani folk dance, Ghoomar