Current

Upcoming 

June 6-7, 2016 
Rachna teaches two-day NYC Open Class
Monday, June 6, 7-9pm
Tuesday, June 7, 7-9pm
Pearl Studios, New York City
More info: www.facebook.com/events/270917133296798/
Registration: KathakOpenClass.eventbrite.com

June 8 – 11, 2016
Dance/USA Conference
Rachna is a panelist speaker at Break-out session “The Politics of Identity”, presented by Women of Color in the Arts (WOCA)
Austin, Texas

July 30-31, 2016
Rachna teaches a 2-day intensive workshop presented by Sheila Oak Maggin of Rhythmaya School of Dance
Rockville, Maryland
More info: www.rhythmaya.com/event/kathak-summer-workshop-md/

 

2016 Past Events 

April 26
‘Move to the Now’ presented by Amy Seiwart’s Imagery and Post: Ballet
Rachna dances a duet with Labonee Mohanta alongside a line-up of leading dance artists based in the Bay Area
Oasis SF, San Francisco, California

April 18 – 21
Spring NYC Intensive
Rachna teaches a 4-day intensive
DANY Studios, New York City

April 8
En Route: From Calcutta to California
A dynamic and interactive performance to experience the history and evolution of the rich art form of Kathak
Featured dancers:  Rachna Nivas, Rina Mehta, Seibi Lee, Sarah Morelli, Shefali Jain
Union Station, Los Angeles, California

March 28 – March 31
Rachna Nivas as Guest teacher at the Leela Institute for Arts’s Spring Intensive
Los Angeles, California

March 3 – March 25
Mumbai, India Residency

March 9 –  Performance at ITC Grand Central, Mumbai  along with kathak dancer Seema Mehta and tap dancer Andrew Nemr
March 15 – Solo Concert at National Center for the Performance Arts (NCPA), along with live musicians, Debashis Sarkar, Jayanta Banerjee, Satyaprakash Misra
March 17 – 25 – Rachna as teacher in resident at Chhandam Nritya Bharati, Mumbai, including teacher trainings and children/teens intensives

February 27-28
Cal Performance presents Shiva
Sat, Feb 27, 8 pm
Sun, Feb 28, 3 pm
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA
The Chitresh Das Dance Company delivers a performance celebrating the life, work, and legacy of its founder and artistic leader, Pandit Chitresh Das with Rachna Nivas as the principal dancer.  Das’s unexpected passing early last year galvanized his company’s commitment to present this project, his final work specifically reimagined for Zellerbach Hall. Shivais a powerful and gripping work, its drama showcasing the technical mastery, grace, and nuance of the company’s members, all of whom are recognized as master practitioners of kathak dance.

January 16, 2016
Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) Showcase at Annual APAP Conference
Excerpts of Rachna’s new collaboration, SPEAK, featuring Kathak artists Rachna Nivas and Rina Mehta, along with tap dancers, Michelle Dorrance and Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards
DANY Studios, New York City

 

January 11-14, 2016

NYC Exclusive Kathak Intensive