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Seibi Lee Founding Artist, Artistic Director Seibi Lee is a consummate kathak artist known for her powerful mastery, refined musicality, and dramatic brilliance in character portrayal. Seibi is a distinguished disciple of the iconic kathak legend Pandit Chitresh Das....
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Ann Petersen
How did you first become involved with Leela, and what made you decide to support us? I studied Asian history and art history at university, and everything about India immediately captured my attention - its cultural traditions, contributions in terms of philosophy...
The Making of the California Gharana: Sarah Morelli
Dr. Sarah Morelli has studied India’s performing arts since 1992 and is active as a kathak performer, scholar, and educator. She was blessed to receive much…
The Making of the California Gharana: Seema Mehta
Seema Mehta is Director of Chhandam Nritya Bharati, one of India’s leading Kathak institutions with affiliate schools in North America and Creative Director of…
The Making of the California Gharana: Rukhmani Mehta (previously Rina Mehta)
Rina Mehta brings a singular voice and vision to kathak dance. Rina is a founding artist of the Leela Dance Collective, which brings together leading artists from…
The Making of the California Gharana: Rachna Nivas
The Making Of the California Gharana Rachna NivasWhat were your first experiences like studying kathak with Pandit Chitresh Das? As a member of the South Asian Diaspora what influence did Pandit Das’s teachings have on your life? It was 1998 and I was a student at UC...
The Making of the California Gharana: Farah Yasmeen Shaikh
Farah Yasmeen Shaikh is an internationally touring kathak artist, and the Founder and Artistic Director of Noorani Dance, having received her training…
The Making of the California Gharana: Seibi Lee
Seibi is a leading disciple of Pandit Chitresh Das. She is a Co-Founder of the Leela Dance Collective and Dean of the Chhandam School of Kathak…
