Friday, April 5, 8 p.m.
Tickets:
$35/$45 Package
$29/$39/$49 Single
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Pandit Chitresh Das has become one of the most dynamic and far-reaching artists to emerge from modern India. His traditional performances, choreography and evolution of Kathak, the classical dance of North India, have influenced the art form worldwide. An exhilarating collaboration between this renowned artist and Emmy Award-winning tap phenom Jason Samuels Smith, India Jazz Suites is a blast of incredible speed and power, grace and beauty, epic storytelling, and the pure joy of dance.
Film Screening: Scene Selections from UPAJ (IMPROVISE)
Tuesday, April 2, Noon
FREE Admission | Stage 2
Pandit Chitresh Das is a 67-year old artist who exemplifies the elegance and mathematical precision of kathak, one of India’s classical dance forms. Jason Samuels Smith is a 31-year old African American tap dancer who hails from the freestyle, streetwise American tradition of contemporary tap. As the two join forces, an unlikely friendship develops that bridges continents, generations, cultures and communities- as well as the largely unknown histories of their respective art forms.
Panel Discussion: “What is a Guru?”
Wednesday, April 3, Noon
FREE Admission | Stage 2
This panel will gather renowned gurus representing the various Indian classical dance and music traditions to discuss what it means to be a guru in these modern times.
Panel Discussion: “What’s the Story? Theater and Indian Classical Dance”
Thursday, April 4, Noon
FREE Admission | Stage 2
Nritta (pure dance), Nritya (dance with expression) and Natya (drama) are the three pillars of classical Indian dance. This panel aims to explore what we can gain from looking deeper into the methodologies and techniques of these art forms.
