The Youth Kathak Festival 2023: Sreeja Chakraborty And Gaurvi Jain TKP 107

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Bio

Sreeja Chakraborty is an Artist from Mumbai. She has done her undergraduation from Christ University, Bangalore in BA Triple Majors in Performing Arts, English and Psychology. She specialises in Contemporary and Kathak. She has taken kathak training from her mother, Guru Madhumita Chakraborty, and is currently the performance curator at Banichhanda Dance Academy Mumbai. Sreeja is also a mental health Facilitator, associated with Project Mumbai and BMC and works on mental health programs with underprivileged children in over 20 schools of Mumbai. Sreeja has been the winner of Mumbai’s got talent and various other dance events. She is the founder and director of The Youth Kathak Festival, 2023 which is going to launch in January which is India’s first one-of-a-kind Youth led classical dance event happening in Bandra on 28 and 29th of January.

Gaurvi Jain originated from the city of lakes Udaipur who set her course in the field of performing arts having learned various artforms like Hindustani classical music, kathak, Bharatnatyam, sitar, Hawaiian guitar etc. having done her BA in Performing arts, english and psychology from Christ University Bangalore, she recently finished a course in Creative Fashion styling from NIFT Mumbai. she is the first member to join The youth kathak festival as an executive producer.

Show Highlights

(0:02:11) An Introduction to The Youth Kathak Festival

(0:04:00) What's different about it

(0:08:03) Sreeja and Gaurvi's favorite festivals and themes

(0:12:20) Will audiences dance with the performer in a Kathak Festival?

(0:14:34) What kind of artists are you looking to bring on?

(0:20:16) Details on the festival and events: 28th and 29th January

(0:31:41) Behind the scenes: TYKF Team

(0:47:52) Running a safe festival for the audience

(0:51:05) What is the one thing you're looking forward to?