Kathak

Director : Year : 1970 From WorldCat: “Traces the history of Indian Kathak dance. Various aspects of Kathak technique such as Thaat (grace), Amad and Paran (pure dance), Gath (nritya or delineation of a story), Abhinaya (expression), Tandav (masculine style), and Tatkar (footwork) are performed by Damayanti Joshi [1:45 & 6:45], Roshan Kumari [12:04], Uma Sharma [14:48], Sudarshan Dheer [3:53 & 18:27], and guru Shambhu Maharaj [15:57].“ “Produced by the Films Division, Government of India. Produced and directed by S. Sukhdev. English narration.“ Some sources claim this documentary was released in 1971.
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