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Welcome to Kathak Toronto

Welcome to Kathak TorontoWelcome to Kathak Toronto

Chhandam Dance Company brings the exciting and exacting elements of kathak into the group setting. Collaboration with different musical styles, dance forms and contemporary themes are at the root of Chhandam’s choreographic aesthetic. 

The vocabulary of kathak allows this dance form to move between 

tradition and innovation easily. The flow of movement and dramatic 

expression inherent to the form, enables the dance to reveal themes that are common and mythic, often at the same time. Dynamic use of technique, music forms, and the stage environment sets this South Asian dance company apart.

Choreographer and Artistic Director Joanna de Souza is a thirty-five year disciple of the late Pt. Chitresh Das.

Continuum

CONTINUUM, our first in-venue presentation after the Covid lockdown

Featuring

 Knock on Wood, created by Jane Morris and Mihaela Dirlea, revealed the many faces, both benign and malevolent, of Baba Yaga, the feminine forest spirit.
See their work here:
https://vimeo.com/725381802/ec8a77e21a


 Traditional kathak solo where Aarti Anand performed a solo which beautifully articulated all the wonderful elements of kathak - rhythm, music, emotional expression, and virtuosic technique. See her work here: https://vimeo.com/725353220/f076bddf1f 

Video Capture and Editing: Ed Hanley and Toby Proctor

Bardo

A cross-India tour of this exciting work,  Choreography by Joanna de Souza and Misty Wensel of FadaDance. 


 

Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts in their support of our 2018 India Tour


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