Episode Notes

Rohit Parihar was initiated into Kathak dance at an early age by his Father and Guru Sampat Kumar Parihar of the Jaipur Gharana. Later began learning Kathak dance under the guidance of Guru Pandit. Rajendra Kr. Gangani

He's currently a lecturer in JG College of Performing Arts, and a visiting artist at Kadamb Centre for Music and Dance.

(0:02:05) Earliest memory of doing Kathak

(0:03:26) Being at Ease on Stage

(0:04:52) Building relationships with artists

(0:06:25) Keeping the audience engaged

(0:08:12) Pre-Stage Rituals

(0:11:15) The Intricacies of Sawaal Jawab

(0:13:14) Guruji ki Kripa

(0:18:00) Riyaz Rituals

(0:21:28) Generating Curiosity in Students

(0:23:13) Teaching practice

(0:25:46) How you teach differently from how you were taught

(0:30:48) The importance of padhant

(0:38:49) Work with Kadamb

(0:45:43) Changes in Stylization when working with others

(0:46:56) What's unique to Kadamb

(0:47:58) Where does uniqueness arise from?

(0:49:30) Work with Drishtikon

(0:51:49) Dancing with an injured toe

Title Track Audio Credit: Doug Maxwell | Bansure Raga