Krishna Leela at ISKCON Watford (A Kathak ballet by Mukti Shri)

Krishna Leela is a kathak ballet conceptualised by Mukti Shri that depicts through kathak repoirtoire beautiful stories of Lord Krishna, including Govardhan Leela Makhan Chori Raas Leela Kalia mardan Holi with Gopikas Draupadi Vastraharan Dashavtar About the Artist Mukti has undergone vigorous Kathak training with Pandita Shama Bhate for more than 10 years and still continues to learn from her as well as other Gurus in India. Mukti has been learning LayaShastra, the science of rhythm from Padmashri Taalyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar. Her determination to take the Indian culture wherever she goes has paid off in the form of many international performances and collaborations. She is one of those versatile artists who on one hand performs pure Kathak repertoire and on the other experiments with contemporary and Jazz music. Mukti has performed solo and in group in many cities across the globe. She has performed as a soloist at the Temple of Fine Arts in Malaysia, Thailand cultural centre in Bangkok; Saint Annamaya festival in New York; International cultural centre, Vigo, Spain and Music festival in Gothenberg, Sweden. In London, she performed at the Barbican centre, South Bank Centre, and UK Kathak festival, Bhavan. She has also taken part in several contemporary productions such as performances with Chinese. After teaching and performing in London for 10 years, Mukti has now moved to Hyderabad, India to further enhance her career in Dance and aims to teach aspiring students of Kathak in Hyderabad and various part of India. She is the founder of Kalavati School of Performing Arts and Director at ArtHub, a global virtual network platform for artists and organisers. Co Artists Anvi Shri & Aayushi Dixit - Kathak Suranjan Khandalkar-- Vocal Ashay Kulkarni - Tabla Krushna Salukhe - Pakhawaj Ayan Sengupta - Sitar Dhaval Joshi - Flute