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Dancing to remember
Updated On: 18 December, 2019 08:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Prachi Sibal
In a tribute to Kathak legend Chitresh Das, an event on the weekend celebrates his style, choreography and dance
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Shrimant Yogi by Vaibhav Arekar and Sankhya
Chitresh Das, a Kathak legend was known for spreading the dance outside the country. He established Chhandan School of Kathak as early as 1979 and experimented with form, footwork and improvisation. He also innovated to create a style by the name, Kathak yoga, a form that has roots in the traditional dance form, but where the performer sings and plays an instrument at the same time. "It involves three different kinds of mathematical calculations to be done simultaneously and can be a meditative practice," says Prachi Wagh, teacher and head of marketing and communications at Chhandam Nritya Bharti.
Das passed away in 2015 and his students from around the world have since hosted several tributes. In its fourth edition, Remembering Chitresh will be a two-part evening of dance with a Kathak and Bharatanatyam piece recounting the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. "Pandit Das was working on a piece on Shivaji Maharaj that was left incomplete. So, we decided to host another performance on the same lines," Wagh explains. She also reveals that the performance, titled Shrimant Yogi by Vaibhav Arekar and Sankhya, is more than a chronological story retold. "It addresses the inner conflict and spirituality of Shivaji, and the concept of dharma while asking important questions."
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