DOCUMENTARY “KATHAK LOG OF KATHAK VILLAGES” (2022) SCREENING 

2022 June 7, Tuesday, 17:00

LMTA Building 1: Organ Hall (Gedimino 42, Vilnius)

DOCUMENTARY “KATHAK LOG OF KATHAK VILLAGES” (2022) SCREENING 

Screening and meeting with producer Shovana Narayan

Producer Shovana Narayan
Co-producer Geetika Kalha
Director Beenu Rajput
Tyrėjos Shovana Narayan ir Geetika Kalha

Film “Kathak Log of Kathak Villages – A Living Brahmanical Tradition of Kanta Sammit Updesh” is based on a deeply researched book “Kathak Lok: Temples, Traditions & History” by Kathak Guru Shovana Narayan & Geetika Kalha, this film unearths little known facts of pre-Christian era roots of Kathak, analyses the term itself and the practitioners of the art. It brings out the role of Kathak in India’s social and cultural life over the centuries, which continues as a living tradition today in the temples and villages of the Gangetic plains. Underscoring the salient features of the art of the Kathak Lok, it destroys many unfounded popular beliefs regarding the origins of Kathak dance. 

This screening is open for the public and is free of charge.