Traditions Engaged: An International Festival of Classical Indian Dance & Music October 8, 2010

“[Chitresh Das] has opened new avenues to his form... a phenomenon.” –Hindustan Times

Some of the world’s leading Indian classical artists gather along with emerging practitioners for three days of unparalleled performances and cross-genre inquiry that shed new light on India’s rich and diverse traditional dance forms. Signature elements of dance, drama, and rhythm are brought to new heights by an international roster of artists that includes such luminaries as Kathak master and guru Pandit Chitresh Das, master percussionist Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Bharatanatyam gurus V. P. and Shanta Dhananjayan, Sri Ratikant Mohapatra (son of the great Odissi guru Kelucharan Mohapatra), and many more—proclaiming the relevance, vitality, and elasticity of these centuries-old expressions.

Official Website: http://www.redcat.org/event/traditions-engaged