Chitresh Das Dance Company Archive
The award-winning Chitresh Das Dance Company, founded by Pandit Chitresh Das in 1980, was the first all-American kathak company that not only annually toured the U.S. and India to critical acclaim, but was the first non-Western dance company to ever receive the coveted Company Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Over the company’s ensuing 40 year history, Das created some 50 new works, including ground-breaking productions that were evocative and commanding, combining the richness of ancient India with a fiery, contemporary sensibility. CDDC dancers exemplified Das’ emphasis on the technical, graceful, and dramatic aspects of kathak dance.

Artistic Director: Pandit Chitresh Das
Set & Lighting Design: Matthew Antaky
Performers: Chitresh Das Dance Company: Charlotte Moraga, Seibi Lee, Rachna Nivas, Rina Mehta, Joanna Meinl, Cimeron Ahluwalia, Seema Mehta, Labonee Mohanta, Sonali Toppur, Sneha Patkar, Ritu Mathur, Nilima Dave, Darlene Dhillon, Doli Bambhania, Aarohi Bhargava, Preeti Mann, Poonam Narkar, Neerja Sinha, Archana Patkar, Sylvie Baudart, Emily Mason, Ramesh Mishra (sarangi), Mala Ganguly (vocal), Abhijit Banerjee (tabla), Debashish Sarkar (vocals/harmonium), Ben Kunin (sarod), Jayanta Banerjee (sitar), and Antara Bhardwaj (narration)

Artistic Director: Pandit Chitresh Das
Composer & Arranger: Jayanta Banerjee
Multimedia: Jim French
Lighting Design: David Robertson
Performers: Chitresh Das Dance Company - Charlotte Moraga, Seibi Lee, Rachna Nivas, Rina Mehta, Anjali Nath, Kasturi Mishra, Cimeron Ahluwalia, Antara Bhardwaj, Labonee Mohanta, Darlene Dhillon, Ashyka Dave, and Doli Bambhania
Abhijit Banerjee (tabla/pakhawaj), Pandit Ramesh Misra (sarangi), Debashish Sarkar (vocals), Jayanta Banerjee (sitar), Somnath Roy (ghatam and effects), Subashish Deb (violin), Kaushik Mukherjee (sarod), Jayanto Chaterjee (flute), Pradeep Roy (recitation), Shankar Mehta (verse composition)

Artistic Director: Pandit Chitresh Das
Performers: Pandit Chitresh Das, Bhavani Shankar (pakhawaj), Shweta Jhaveri (vocal), Abhijit Banerjee (tabla), Jayanta Banerjee (sitar), Rohan Mishra (sarangi), Seibi Lee (swarmandal), Leah Brown (manjira), Rachna Nivas (manjira), and Sarah Morelli (tanpura)

Artistic Director: Pandit Chitresh Das
Performers: Chitresh Das Dance Company - Seibi Lee, Farah Yasmeen Shaikh, Joanna Meinl, Rachna Nivas, Rina Mehta, Anjali Nath, and Dmitra Smith

Artistic Director: Pandit Chitresh Das, co-created with Jason Samuels Smith
Set and Lighting Design: Matthew Antaky
Performers: Kousic Sen (tabla), Pandit Ramesh Mishra (sarangi), Jayanta Banerjee (sitar), Swapnamoy Banerjee (sarod), Leah Brown (tanpura), Jason Martineau (piano), André Sumelius (drums), Channing Cook Holmes (drums), Marcus Shelby (bass), and Sarah Morelli (tanpura)

Artistic Director: Pandit Chitresh Das
Music Director: Jayanta Banerjee
Lighting Design: Matthew Antaky
Performers: Chitresh Das Dance Company -
Charlotte Moraga, Jaiwanti Das Pamnani, Seibi Lee, Farah Noorani Shaikh, Leah Brown, Joanna Meinl, Rachna Nivas, Farhana Huq, Pandit Chitresh Das (tabla), Ramesh Misra (sarangi), Kousic Sen (tabla), Swapnamoy Banerjee (sarod), Jim Santi Owen (thavil, kanjira, morsing) Jenny Baker (recitation,) Sarah Morelli (tanpura)

Artistic Director and Solo Kathak Artist: Pandit Chitresh Das
Multimedia Videography & Editing: Ajoy Roy
Multimedia Editing: Sourav Sringi
Set and Lighting Design: Matthew Antaky

Artistic Director: Pandit Chitresh Das
Composer: George Ruckert
Performers: Shoshona Frisch, Gretchen Hayden, Jane Simmons, Michelle Zonka, Sushmita Banerjee, Anjali Jhangiani, George Ruckert (vocal, fiddle, sarod, piano, synthesizer), Brian Godden (guitar), Pranesh Khan (tabla), John Pedersen (banjo), and James Pomerantz (sitar)

Artistic Director: Pandit Chitresh Das
Performers: Julia Maxwell, Joanna De Souza, Marni Wiesner Ris, Noelle Barton, Michelle Zonka, Jane Simmons, Pandit Chitresh Das (tabla), Ritesh Das (tabla), Christopher Ris (sarod), and Dallas Smith (saxophone)


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