Join touring artist and educator, Barkha Patel, for this fun, beginner-friendly dance workshop intended for adults and youth ages 12+. No experience required. Some light refreshments will be provided.
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 26, 5:30pm
Location: Hudson Area Library Community Room
Registration: Space is limited and registration is required. To register, email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101.
Presented in partnership with Operation Unite NY. This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Barkha Patel is a kathak dancer, choreographer, educator, and the Artistic Director of Barkha Dance Company (BDC) based in NYC. BDC aims to uphold the traditional lineage of kathak and mindfully create contemporary works that uncover new movement possibilities and means of storytelling within the form.
Barkha has performed solo and ensemble works at dance festivals in India and the U.S. Her work has had the opportunity to present at venues such as Dance Theatre Harlem, Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, Joyce Theatre and Little Island Dance Festival, 92Y, and Chelsea Factory among others.
Barkha was a Dance/USA Institute for Leadership mentee and a recipient of the 2023 Juried Bessie Award. She was recently named a recipient of the Princess Grace Award 2024. She is currently in residency with Movement Research and a Harlem Stage WaterWorks Fellow where she is developing a part of her new full-length work called Ramti Aave – Her Playful Arrival.
Barkha teaches kathak to young and adult students in New York and across the U.S in person and via zoom. You can learn more about her dance and community work at www.barkhadance.com.