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Head to this fusion of jazz and kathak performance at Prithvi Theatre
Updated On: 19 March, 2024 09:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
A collaborative performance fusing jazz and kathak aims to shed light on the shared characteristics of the art forms
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Dallas Smith, Susan Mazer and Aditi Bhagwat
For most of us, Western and Indian classical music seem divided by eras, tonalities, their instruments, and the way they’re structured. Kathak maestro Aditi Bhagwat tells us it takes a keen eye and an ear to the ground to reveal some surprising connections. A performance by Bhagwat, accompanied by American jazz musicians Dallas Smith and Susan Mazer, and percussionist Unmesh Banerjee will aim to bridge this gap for the audience. Through a fusion of jazz and kathak titled Jazz at Prithvi: Jazz Meets Kathak, the ensemble will highlight the unexpected common ground between the two artistic styles.
If it’s true that there is indeed some science behind all art, Bhagwat’s experimentations with kathak spanning decades and continents would be a fitting specimen. The 43-year-old, who has previously infused kathak with diverse art forms like lavani, flamenco and most recently, a few East Asian dance forms, shares, “I wanted to learn how much we have in common with other dance forms from across the globe. Through my experiments, I learned that although separated by terminologies, the core concepts remain the same.” Sharing an example, she tells us about her discovery of the Bol Banao ki thumri having characteristics similar to a love ballet in jazz. “These similarities form the base of the fusion, helping us build on it. But perfect harmony can only be brought about by musicians who have dedicated their lives to studying the intricacies of the individual artforms,” she notes.
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