Celebrating World Dance Day With Pt. Birju Maharaj and Disciples IV
Celebrating World Dance Day With Pt. Birju Maharaj and Disciples IV 11.00 AM 29 April 2018 Meghdoot III, Sangeet Natak Akademi New delhi Shri Shekhar Sen, Chairman, Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi facilitated the function. photographs sumankumarang@gmail.com kalamandalidelhi@gmail.com Pt. Birju Maharaj enjoys the status of living legend in the field of Dance, Kathak dance. He has earned all from the exceptional command over the techniques, skills and practice of Kathak, Lucknow Gharana. Kathak is said originated from the story tellers who started expressing the mood and emotions using music dancing gestures and then dancing on variety of songs. Later on, Nawab Wazid Ali Shah of Lucknow who loved to portray himself as Krishna and beautiful women as Gopies. He employed number of musicians, singers and beautiful women to sing, dance on his demand, keeping hin in the center. After Wazid Ali Shah the employed dancers spread and slowly develo...