Episode Notes

Seetal Kaur combines her love for rhythm and music with swift movement and emotive expression as a Kathak dancer. Having trained in Bharatnatyam and vocal music from a young age, she started learning Kathak with Amina Khayyam in 2012 and toured nationally and internationally with the company's production of 'Yerma' from 2013-2015. For the past 6 years, Seetal has been focusing on developing her Kathak practice under Smt. Aditi Sen and has also been seeking guidance from Guru Pandit Rajendra Gangani for intensive periods in India, Switzerland and the UK. She has been involved in many creative and collaborative projects including 'Hanuman Tales' (Curve Theatre 2018-19), 'The Hen-nah Party' (Rich Mix London 2019), 'SHAKTI’ (South Asian Arts-UK, 2020) and was selected for the New York Kathak Festival 2020.

Highlights 0:03:35 The next steps 0:05:28 Musicians and Dancers Collaborations in the UK 0:07:18 The benefits of practicing with musicians 0:09:02 Training and background 0:13:24 Intenstive Workshops 0:16:27 South Asian Women in dance 0:19:43 Reactions and Reception to History 0:24:15 Radha Krishna Ched Char 0:30:50 Approach to perfomances 0:33:34 How to make a character and come alive 0:36:05 Enhancing practice through life experiences 0:38:59 Memorable performances and anectodes 0:42:19 Aspects of Kathak Seetal Finds Interesting 0:46:55 Teaching 0:50:01 Pt Chitresh Das 0:52:51 Style of Teaching 0:57:41 Encouraging the value of practicing