She is a dancer and choreographer of the Lucknow style of Kathak dance, a classical dance of North India. In 2006, she received a scholarship from the Indian government to study at the KADAMB Dance Company. She studied under master dancer Kumudini Lakhia and inherited his graceful and elegant choreography. She has studied in India every year, and has choreographed and performed "Fox Rain" at Suvarna Parva (2015/India), and has appeared on many stages in international cultural exchanges between Japan and India. In addition to solo works, she also teaches younger dancers and performs group dances. He is also involved in stage productions of Indian arts, such as "Tokyo Gharana," a collaboration with musicians of various genres, and "India, Solo Dance. He is the president of Kadam Japan. atsukathak.com
Activities in DaBY
Rhythm play by three different people.
Tabla, tap, katak.
Drums, shoes, bare feet and bells.
An attempt to reconcile each person's sense of rhythm and make new discoveries.
For example, we explore the "pause" that can be felt in a single sound "Tha" and the variations in expression.
Then "Ta dha" and two sounds, while working to find change and breadth,
An attempt to bring out each other's individuality and to see whether they will respond to each other or break away.
Is rhythm complete with musicality?
What colors, shapes and emotions can be woven into it? Does it smell?
The work of weaving Tap and Kathak's worldview into the flickering electronic sounds,
The work of trying to color in a single beat with rhythm,
An attempt to summarize the events that emerge collectively at the end into images and music.