Akram Khan is a contemporary dance choreographer generating work based in both Kathak and modern dance.  He is the artistic director of the Akram Khan Company.

At a young age Akram began learning Bengali folk dancing from his morther and studied Kathak under Sri Pratap Pawar. As a chi

Classical, Clever, Intense, Physical force, Power, Rhythmic

Chandralekha is credited as being the first to make a place for contemporary dance in India. She used her own style of classical Bharata Natyam to convey social messages and and political critiques. Her work has a quality that allows it to reach diverse audiences and has toured internationally, per

Clever, Feminine, Feminist, Political, Power, Rebel