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.