Indian Contemporary Dance Workshop with Amit Patel (Los Angeles)

A Note about the Workshop:

Indian Contemporary - This class has been created with the intention of finding creative and new ways to storytelling using multiple idioms of dance. We will explore the intersections of different cultural dances that have been influenced by various dance forms including Contemporary, Modern Dance, Jazz, Ballet, Kathak, Bharatnatyam, and Garba/Raas.

This class is a safe place to experiment, learn, and explore storytelling in the evolving language of dance.

Come with an open mind.

Meet Amit:

Amit Patel is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and artistic director, living in the San Francisco, CA (unceded lands of the Ramaytush Ohlone people)

He is the Co-Founder of Ishami Dance Company, a South Asian Contemporary dance company. As a first-generation born Indian-American, Amit strives to fuse his Eastern culture with his Western training to expand an idiom of Indian contemporary dance. Amit is equally notable for his rebellious pieces in heels, which challenge the norms of sexual identity in dance. His work in creating his brand of Bollywood Heels is rooted in exposing communities to different types of queerness and deconstructing gender roles and identity in the arts. He is dedicated to creating safe spaces for dancers and bringing forth untold stories through his work. He has toured all over the world teaching classes, performing, and creating safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community. His goal as an artist is to create work and communities that have the potential to unite, inspire, and empower people across generations and cultures.

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We ask that all participants arrive 5 MINUTES prior to class.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

West Coast Dance Theatre, 11486 Hart Street, Los Angeles, United States