by Babita Persaud | Dec 22, 2020 | CA Gharana, News
DONATE The Making Of the California Gharana Seibi Lee You have dedicated over thirty years to studying and teaching an artform that is not from your culture. What drew you to kathak? What was your first experience like? Which aspects of the dance resonated with you...
by Babita Persaud | Oct 28, 2020 | CA Gharana, News
DONATE The Making Of the California Gharana Pratibha Patel How did you come to take a kathak class with Pandit Chitresh Das? What encouraged you to do it and can you talk about your experience of those first classes? As a first generation Indian-American, my...
by Babita Persaud | Oct 5, 2020 | CA Gharana, News
DONATE The Making Of the California Gharana Ronda Berkeley You came to study with Pandit Chitresh Das through your time dancing with the AMAN Folk Ensemble in Los Angeles. Can you first talk about AMAN and how you became a part of it? AMAN began in LA in the 60s...
by Babita Persaud | Sep 16, 2020 | CA Gharana, News
DONATE The Making Of the California Gharana Noelle Barton Please begin by telling us a little about yourself and your dance journey. When did you begin studying kathak, what were your initial impressions of the dance form, and what most attracted you to the dance? I’m...
by Babita Persaud | Sep 12, 2020 | CA Gharana, News
DONATE The Making Of the California Gharana Christopher Ris How did you begin studying sarod and specifically under Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Sahib? What drew you to Indian classical music? It was about a girl. It was 1969 and I was teaching a beer making class in...
