Video shot in Delhi in 2018
Dancers beautifully adapt poetry and literary works (sahitya) into Kathak choreography. But Kathak has Sahitya of its own as well, which is inherent to it. It does not come from an outside source, but is found within its own language.
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Siddhi Goel
Siddhi Goel is a Kathak dancer based in Delhi. She holds an MA from Jawaharlal Nehru University, where she focused on dance history and performance studies. She has also completed her Diploma in Kathak from the Kathak Kendra. A disciple of Pandit Jai Kishan Maharaj, she has been learning Kathak for over 15 years and performing actively for the past five years.
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