Aditi Bhagwat

Kathak / Lavani Exponent

Aditi Bhagwat is an internationally renowned Kathak and Lavani exponent from Mumbai, India. Having featured at various dance and music festivals across the globe, Aditi is also a dance educator and trains students in both the Indian classical and folk dance forms. With a masters in Kathak dance and an empanelment with the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Aditi has also secured a masters in Psychology.
 
Aditi has worked with different disciplines of dance and music like Flamenco, Jazz, Indian Folk and World Music expanding her artistic experience. She received the Onebeat 2012 Fellowship from the US State department of Educational and Cultural Affairs where she collaborated with musicians from various parts of the world. With a strong foothold in Kathak, Aditi has explored collaborative ideas in rhythm and movement in combination with Flamenco Lavani and Jazz.
Aditi has featured in Indian movies and on television as an actor and dancer but performing on stage remains her first passion. She is deeply grateful to her mother and her gurus in dance for nurturing her talent. 
 

Collaborations

Laya ki Kahani

The universal language of rhythm 

Aditi explores the theme of time and pace in dance and it’s correlation to life through this solo act. 

Kathak ki Adaa,
Lavani ka Thumka

A merger of Kathak and Lavani 

Crossroads

Kathak flamenco jazz with Flamenco exponent Bettina Castaño and Jazz musicians Dallas Smith and Susan Mazer.

Kathak Thumri

The two sister acts

Collaboration with Thumri exponent Dhanashree Pandit Rai

Kathak ki Ada

Lavani ka Thumka- Kathak Lavani Jugalbandi with Kathak exponent Harshada Jambekar

Borders & Beyond

A confluence of Kathak, Flamenco, Manipuri and Korean traditional dance 

Jazz meets Kathak

A unique blend of Kathak, Jazz Harp and Woodwinds with jazz musicians Susan Mazer and Dallas Smith 

Aakriti

Kathak Jazz Lavani with Jazz maestro Louiz Banks.

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