Kathak

Kathak is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance. Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as Kathakar (“storyteller”), who communicated stories from the Hindu epics through dance, songs, and music. Its name derives from the Sanskrit word katha which means “story”, and kathakar which means “the one who tells a story” or “to do with stories”. ‘Katha kahe so kathak kahave’ – Kathak is the dance of story tellers. Stories are narrated through the medium of the body, face, hands, and feet in sync with the tabla and lehra.