Amara Nritya Kala Hansa is a Kathak Dance Collective founded by Guru Dr. Padma Sharma and Artistic Director, Gauri Sharma Tripathi based in Mumbai, India & the UK. Amara Nritya Kala Hansa (ANKH) aims to create the process of movement through the Kathak grammar with a dynamic exchange between the world and the active perception of an individual, by thinking in the technical attributes of Kathak dan
ce and bridging it with the concept of modernity. We focus on training, understanding, questioning and a dynamic exchange between the Guru and the Shishya, thus keeping the tradition of the Parampara alive. The training is in both applied and abstract practices within the Kathak dance form, and the aim is to highlight the resilience of the form through rigor and discipline in changing times, and the transformation of the students into performers. The journey envisages a collective dialogue and a conscious strive to connect with the form and the self in a collective movement. The seeds of the Kathak dance collective was put together in 2002 with Payal, Seema, Trishna, Jesal, Hima, Falguni, Dhruti, Henal, Aneesha, and Kalyani. Over the years the workforce has joined hands with Shivani Sethia and Tarini, to build on both the UK and India chapters, a force which is growing.
