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Pandit Chitresh Das

Our Team

Artistic Director

Kathak Fellowship

Nine Principles

Chitresh Das Dance

Current Students

Calendar

Annual School Show

Art For the Planet

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Pandit Chitresh Das

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Artistic Director

Kathak Fellowship

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Chitresh Das Dance

Current Students

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Chitresh Das Institute
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16 Havelock Street
San Francisco, CA 94112

(415) 539-8849
info@chitreshdasinstitute.org

EIN 81-2013046

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WE ARE THANKFUL FOR LEGACY
Legacy is a river that flows through us to the next geneeration.
We recently held a ceremony where 32 students received their ghungroo. This is a ceremony institute by #panditchitreshdas, as students do not receive their gh

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We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of the great sarodiya Maestro Ashish Khan. The eldest son of the iconic Indian classical musician Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, he was trained largely by his grandfather, the legendary Ustad Allaudin

November 9, 1944 Pandit Chitresh Das was born in Kolkata, India to Nrityacharya Prahlad Das and Srimati Nilima Das. He went on to develop a style of dance, a pedagogy of teaching, and a philosophy of life that inspired so many and was so powerfully a

It is with the deepest sadness that we share of the transition of the incredible Michelle Myuri Zonka. She had a profound impact on the legacy of Pandit Chitresh Das. She understood Panditji’s vision as a Guru and she and his senior disciple Gr

HAPPY DIWALI to all who celebrate. May the light of #art #community and #seva touch your life always. #diwali #kathak #kathakdance

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