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Schedule
Thursday, September 28
10:00am-5:00pm
Yerba Buena Forum Theatre Lobby
Registration
12:30pm-1:30pm
Forum Theatre
Introduction of the Symposium
Invocation Chhandam
Tarangini Dance School
Pallabi Chakravorti
Nritya Kala Kendra (with Kiran Chauhan)
1:45pm-2:45pm
Video showing of the Icons of Kathak
3:15pm-5:00pm
Break
5:00pm-7:00pm
Forum Theatre
Opening Reception
7:00pm-10:00pm
Yerba Buena Main Theatre Performances
Presenting the Proclamation
Aditi Mangaldas
Mata Prasad & Ravi Shankar Mishra
Intermission
Jaiwanti Pamnani & Charlotte Moraga
Krishna Mohan & Vashwati Mishra
Post-Performance Q&A with artists
Thursday Evening Performance Tickets:
$100 (VIP and pre-perf), $40, $35, $25 Buy Now!
Friday, September 29
8:00am-9:00am
Yerba Buena Forum Theatre Lobby
Registration
Coffee, Chai, and Snacks
9:00am-11:00am
Forum Theatre
Cultural Context of Dance in India and Abroad
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Presentations
- Pallabi Chakravorty: Post Parampara
- Stacey Prickett: A Balancing Act: Negotiating Traditions in Contemporary Kathak Performance and Choreography
- Mekhala Devi Natavar: The Fusion Phenomenon: Testing the Parameters of Kathak
- Sarah Morelli: Negotiating Form and Freedom in Kathak Dance
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11:00am-11:10am
Break
11:10-12:30pm
Forum Theatre - Showcase Performances
Kasturi Mishra
Kathak Yoga
Rosella Fanelli
12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch
1:30-3:45pm
Forum Theatre - Showcase Performances
Mahua Shankar
Sandip Mallick
Shama Bhate & Manasi Tapikar
3:30pm-3:45pm
Break
3:45pm-5:30pm
Forum Theatre
Gender Portrayal and the History of the Courtesans
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Presentations
- Amie Maciszewski: Stages and Seduction: 21st Century North Indian
Courtesans and their Movement
- Carol Babiracki: Nacni-s at the Brink: A ‘Feudal’ Dance Tradition Meets the 21st Century
- Margaret Walker: Gazing Through the Ghunghat: Courtesan Dance in Urdu Manuscripts
- Purnmia Shah: Rendition of Thumri in the Lucknow gharana of Kathak dance
Followed by a Performance and Panel Discussion: Madhuri Devi Singh
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5:30pm-7:00pm
Dinner
5:45pm-6:45pm
VIP Reception
7:00pm-10:00pm
Yerba Buena Main Theater Performances
Chitresh Das Dance Company
Prashant Shah
Madhumita Roy
Intermission
Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj
Post Performance Q & A with artists
Friday Evening Performance Tickets
$100 (VIP & pre-perf reception), $40, $35, $25 Buy Now!
Saturday, September 30
8:00am-9:00am
Yerba Buena Forum Theatre Lobby
Registration
Coffee, Chai, and Snacks
9:00am-11:00am
Forum Theatre
Inter-Relationship between Dance, Music, and Percussion
10:10am-11:10am
Traditional Dance in Modern Society (field-wide discussion)
11:10am-12:30pm
Lunch
12:30pm-2:30pm
Forum Theatre
What Is Kathak? Tradition vs. Modern and Innovation within Tradition
Dr. Joan Erdman (Columbia College): Who Can Decide? Kathak dance in the 21st Century
Sunil Kothari introduction to the panel and background information
Followed by a Panel Discussion with: Pt. Birju Maharaj,
Smt. Kumudini Lakhia, Pt. Tirath Ram Azad, Pt. Chitresh Das,
Sri Jayant Kastuar, Smt. Geetanjali Lal, Pt. Bachhanlal Mishra
2:30pm-3:00pm
Break
3:00pm-5:45pm
Forum Theatre
Senior Guru Performances
Bachanlal Mishra
Geetanjali Lal
Sunanya Hazarilal
5:45-7:00pm
Dinner
5:45pm-6:45pm
VIP Reception
7:00pm-10:00pm
Yerba Buena Main Theater Performances
Sri Rajendra Gangani
Vidushi Saswati Sen
Intermission
Pandit Chitresh Das & India Jazz Suites 
Post-Performance Q&A with artists
Saturday Evening Performance Tickets
$100 (VIP & pre-pref Reception), $40, $35, $25 Buy Now!
10:30pm-12:00am
Closing Reception
Schedule Subject to Change
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