Satya Narayana Charka is a

Kathak ''Kathak'' is one of the eight major forms of Classical Indian dance, Indian classical dance. Its origin is attributed to the traveling bards in ancient northern India known as ''Kathakar'' ("storyteller"), who communicated stories from the ...

dancer, teacher, and

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. Among his awards is the first prize in the All-India Dance Competition. In 1981, he became the director of the East-West School of Dance in

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. He teaches around New York, and performs dance and dance dramas such as

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and

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internationally.

Productions by Satya Narayan Chakra

* ''

'' (1997) * Krishna Leela * ''Shakuntala'' * Who is who? * Gangavataran

Kathak teachings and contributions

Charka taught at the American Education Foundation and the American International School from 1969 to 1972, the Ballet and Indian Dance Institute, Tokyo, in 1974, “Chinese University”, Kowloon, Hong Kong from 1973 to 1975, and the Department of Education, NSW, from 1980 to 1981. He has guest taught at the Bodenwieser Dance Centre, Sydney and the School of Performing Arts in New York City in 1982.

References

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