In addition, he has taught hundreds of students of all ages and backgrounds as well as conducted assemblies, lectures, and masterclasses in schools and universities all over the United States.įrom the very beginning, Mike has been trained exclusively under Pandit Divyang Vakil and has the rare opportunity to live in a Gurukal style setting where the student lives under constant guidance and supervision of their Guru to provide the most intimate training. Over the last decade, Michael has performed in venues across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and India. He is accomplished as a solo artist as well as in accompaniment to Indian classical dance and instrumental music. Mike Lukshis has dedicated his life to the study and growth of Indian classical tabla through performance, teaching, and community building. As an international artist, Indrajit has performed in a range of distinguished venues, notably: Dover Lane Music Conference, Kolkata, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, The Lincoln Center, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Toronto National Convention Center, Berlin Indian Embassy, Concordia Arts Poznan, Poland, Chayanaut Auditorium, Dhaka and Ramakrishna Mission Cultural Centre, Kolkata.
Indrajit is based out of New York and maintains a rigorous tour schedule across the continents. Indrajit strives for a fine balance of traditionalism coupled with innovation. Primarily trained in the Veen-Kar style of Sitar which draws techniques and idioms of the Veena, Indrajit has been able to carve a niche for himself with his eclecticism and versatility. Indrajit Roy-Chowdhury is an exponent of the Rampur Senia Gharana in the venerated lineage of Pandit Birendra Kishore Roy Chowdhury and Pandit Subroto Roy Chowdhury. She has performed at several notable venues such as Jacob’s Pillow, SOPAC, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Dance Theatre Harlem, and at prestigious dance festivals at Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, and Modhera Surya Mandir, Gujarat.īarkha teaches weekly kathak classes, workshops, and masterclasses to young and adult students across the U.S.
was an Individual Artist grant recipient with the NJSCA and a Dance/USA Leadership mentee in 2020. She completed a choreography fellowship with NJPAC. Barkha engages her body in kathak dance to guide, confront and reconcile the complex multiplicities she encountered as a woman born in India and raised in New York.īarkha is a touring artist who performs in the U.S. She has trained in kathak for over two decades and continues to deepen her understanding of intricate rhythms and nuanced facial expressions. Barkha Patel is a kathak dancer, choreographer, educator, and the Artistic Director of Barkha Dance Company based in New York.
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