Chhandam School of Kathak Sacramento

07/17/2024

Dear Sacramento lovers of classical dance and movement, I am opening Kathak classes for teens and adults in Orangevale, Monday nights at 6:30pm.

If you have a desire to have fun while learning an incredibly rich and challenging art form, and improving your overall sense of well-being, please contact me.

07/12/2017

Dear Kathak aficionados of the Sacramento area,
I am excited to announce that Kathak classes will be offered by Labonee Mohanta starting August 12th in the Folsom/Granite Bay Area. For details, contact Anand Tiwari at 916-390-7421 or [email protected]! Note: Register directly with Anand Tiwari as this program is not through Chhandam.

04/07/2017

16 Kathakas trained by Pandit Chitresh Das carry on his legacy in this dance drama, Son of the Wind, at the Green Music Center this Saturday, April 8 at 7:30pm. Come out to Sonoma, Sacramento dance and music lovers!

03/23/2017

Sacramento Dance and Music lovers,
Take a trip to San Francisco this weekend to enjoy a scintillating Kathak and Tap extravaganza with live North Indian and Jazz musicians including Jayanta Banerjee on sitar and Satyaprakash Misra on tabla. Rina Mehta and Rachna Nivas are disciples of the late Pandit Chitresh Das and are dynamic Kathak exponents carrying his legacy forward. March 24th at 8pm and 25th at 2 and 8pm. But your tickets online while they last.

02/05/2015

Remembering Kathak Master, Pt. Chitresh Das

A memorial service for our beloved Dadaji will be held in Roseville this Saturday, Feb. 7th at 5:30pm. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Ish*ta Shah at [email protected].

"Life and death are the only reality. You come alone, you go alone.
Only thing to do in between is practice and do whatever you do with love."
- Pt. Chitresh Das

The great Pandit Chitresh Das passed away suddenly on January 4th, 2015 due to acute aortic dissection. Guruji did not suffer and was surrounded by family and loved ones. Chhandam intends to fully carry on the legacy and vision of Pandit Chitresh Das. He is survived by his wife, Celine, his two daughters, Shivaranjani and Saadhvi, his brother Ritesh Das, his disciples, students and countless people he has touched.

01/07/2015

09/23/2014

Alka Raguramof 3rd I Films speaks about her multi-media collaboration with Pandit Chitresh Das: The kernel of the idea of what my contribution would look like came into being after our first meeting, when he spoke about an artist’s role in the context of the current politics of unabashed aggression, globally. The idea of Yatra as a personal journey dissolving borders was already implied in the title. I decided to make it into a cinematic story that gave the performance a concrete narrative.

By Darlene Dhillon Question: Tell us a little about yourself and your work with 3rd I Films? Alka: I am a filmmaker and a painter currently working on a feature documentary called Burqa Boxers, abo...

09/23/2014

Sacramento Classical Dance and Music lovers, this is a magical performance by the electric Pandit Chitresh Das and Flamenco dancer Antonio Hidalgo Paz coming to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco this coming Sept. 27 & 28th! Live Indian and Spanish musicians will accompany these two maestros as they pair off! Definitely worth the trip to the City!

Following the phenomenal success of his collaboration with tap superstar Jason Samuels Smith, Bay Area-based Indian kathak dance master Pandit Chitresh Das celebrates his 70th...

04/17/2014

Pandit Chitresh Das performing in tribute to Ustad Karamatullah Khan in Mumbai!

Pandit Chitresh Das' solo- an ethereal evening- April 13,2014