Kathak is visually identified by its upright posture, eclectic spins, virtuosity, technical repertoire, and abhinaya. Today, Kathak enjoys immense popularity locally and globally. What survives in Kathak, despite decades on the proscenium stage, is the courtly elegance in its presentation, its confrontational and almost flamboyant directness with the audience, and the highly intimate and interactive nature of its performance. This long standing historical association with courts reflects very strongly in the form’s aesthetics and tehzeeb (a word that can be loosely translated as ‘etiquette’). Big and small courts at Lucknow, Benaras, Rampur, Murshidabad, Jaipur and Raigarh, emerged as major patronage sites. Kathak has been enriched greatly by the contributions of musicians, dancers, professional women artists and court and landlord patronage. Kathak is commonly regarded as one of the seven classical dances of India and is the only one from North India.
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