| Name(s) |
CHITRESH DAS |
| Date of
Birth |
November 09, 1944
(Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India) |
| Date of
Death |
January 04, 2015 |
|
Identity |
Indian Dancer and
Choreographer |
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- 1979: The Chhandam School
of Kathak and the Chitresh Das Dance Company were
established by him in California.
- 2002: He founded Chhandam
Nritya Bharati in India.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He was a classical dancer of the North Indian style of
Kathak.
- He was instrumental in bringing Kathak to the US and is
credited with having firmly established Kathak amongst the
Indian diaspora in America.
- Today, he has over ten branches of Chhandam worldwide.
- He was well known for his virtuosic footwork, rhythmic
adeptness, compelling storytelling, as well as his own
innovation of “Kathak Yoga".
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