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“The Artistic Directors of Leela Dance Collective have chosen an ambitious mission, to honor ancient traditions and bring them forward, made relevant to the present. There is no question that they are successful.” — Mary Pat Cooney, LA Dance Chronicle

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Thank you to everyone who attended our workshop Mu

Thank you to everyone who attended our workshop Musicality and Rhythm in Kathak dance!

We’re so grateful to @festivaloftabla and the team for bringing together so many amazing artists, and organising a beautiful event ✨

Photos by @photobyneil

Exciting news! Perenchio Foundation just announced

Exciting news! Perenchio Foundation just announced that we are one of 35 LA organizations selected to receive a multi-year General Operating Support Grant. This support will help us continue delivering high-quality arts programming and expand our capacity to serve our community. Thank you @perenchiofoundation!
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#SupportTheArts #ArtsInLA #CreativeLA #OperatingSupport #GotTheGrant #LAGrants #LAbasedandforLA

It is with great sadness we share the news that on

It is with great sadness we share the news that on August 15, 2024, Julia Maxwell passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 81. Juliadi was a dancer, entrepreneur, and author. She was the first wife of Pandit Chitresh Das, and co-founded the Chitresh Das Dance Company in 1980 as the first ever American kathak dance company to become a nonprofit organization. She served as Executive Director and a principal dancer of the company, and it was under her direction that the Chitresh Das Dance Company became the first non-Western dance company to receive the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts Company Grant. She spearheaded the making of the 1986 publication “Chitresh: Calcutta to California” and she helped establish the first University accredited kathak course in the US at SF State with Pandit Das.
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We were lucky enough to interview her for our series “The Making of The California Gharana,” which is available at the link in our bio (kathak.org/julia-maxwell) and is full of wonderful stories, photos, and video footage from our archives.
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We are eternally grateful for her generous contributions to this legacy, and send our most heartfelt condolences to her family and community.

We had such a wonderful time being a part of the f

We had such a wonderful time being a part of the first annual Color Your Mind Festival presented by @rootstock_arts and @ybgfestival! Thank you @tablajazz for putting on such an incredible event, and for all that you do to build community around the arts. This performance featured two fully improvised sets of music and dance with Leela Dance Collective dancer @carriejenningsmusic, violinist @lucianbalmer, and percussionist @jmelldrums.
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Check out the season three finale of the @apap365

Check out the season three finale of the @apap365 podcast ARTS. WORK. LIFE. with excerpts featuring Leela’s @rukhmanimehta!

Tune in for stories about the power of community. You’ll hear how...

Former drama theater/theater director/teacher Anna Woods learns from her students 🎭

Onstage Vacaville President and Director Lisa Hilas remade her life

Opera singer/producer/arts administrator Ersian François realized that the seeds she planted long ago have suddenly bloomed 🌻

Leela Dance Collective co-artistic director/Indian classical dancer Rukhmani Mehta achieved a milestone for her community

Listen on your favorite podcast app or at the link in our bio 🔗

#podcast #performingarts #artsadmin #capitalism #workplace #dance #classicalmusic #opera #creative #producer #indiandance #worklifebalance

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