page_title: Chitresh Das
section_title: On screen
hierarchical_section_title: Chitresh Das / On screen
caption_attribution_description: w:Chitresh Das and w:Jason Samuels Smith perform India Jazz Suites.
context_page_description: Chitresh Das was a classical dancer of the North Indian style of Kathak. Born in Calcutta, Das was a performer, choreographer, composer and educator. He was instrumental in bringing Kathak to the US and is credited with having established Kathak amongst the Indian diaspora in America. In 1979, Das established the Chhandam School of Kathak and the Chitresh Das Dance Company in California. In 2002, he founded Chhandam Nritya Bharati in India. There were ten branches of Chhandam worldwide. Until his death in 2015, Das taught dance as a way of life, a path for attaining self-knowledge and as a service to society.
  Das performed in India, North America and Europe. He was known for his virtuosic footwork, rhythmic adeptness, compelling storytelling, as well as his innovation of “Kathak Yoga”.
context_section_description: In 2004, Pandit Das was featured on a national PBS program, and in a BBC series "Eighty Treasures Around the World"; the program featured Pandit Das performing in a historic court in Calcutta.  He was also featured in the PBS series “Indians in America”.  In January 2005 and 2006, Pandit Das’ solo performances were featured on national Indian television. In 2007, he was featured on PBS station KQED’s performing arts profile show Spark.
  Das’s collaboration with Jason Samuel Smiths is the subject of a documentary, ‘Upaj,’ nationally broadcast on PBS in 2011.  Das also appeared on the popular Indian talk show “Oye! Its Friday” show filmed in Mumbai in 2009.
caption: Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith perform India Jazz Suites in 2009.
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