Lucknow Gharana
The Kathak gharana of the Awadh court, tracing to Ishwari Prasad and codified through the line of Kalka Prasad and Bindadin Maharaj. Famed for nazakat (delicacy), expressive abhinaya, thumri interpretation and intricate footwork. Acchan Maharaj, Lachhu Maharaj, Shambhu Maharaj and Birju Maharaj were its defining 20th-century masters.
Members
Achhan Maharaj
Guru · Lucknow, India
Aditi Mangaldas
Performer · Pune, India
Atsuko Maeda
Teacher, Performer, Organizer, Choreographer · Tokyo, Japan
Bandana Sen
Performer, Teacher · Kolkata, India
Bharati Gupta
Performer, Teacher · New Delhi, India
Bindadin Maharaj
Guru · Lucknow, India
Birju Maharaj
Performer · Delhi, India
Damayanti Joshi
Performer · Mumbai, India
Deepak Maharaj
Performer, Teacher · Delhi, India
Gopi Krishna
Performer · Mumbai, India
Jai Kishan Maharaj
Performer, Teacher · Delhi, India
Kalka Prasad Maharaj
Guru · Lucknow, India
Kamalini
Performer, Teacher · India
Kaushalya
Performer, Teacher · India
Krishnamohan
Performer, Teacher · India
Kumudini Lakhia
Performer · Ahmedabad, India
Lachhu Maharaj
Performer · Lucknow, India
Madhuri Dixit
Performer, Teacher
Mahua Shankar
Performer, Teacher · New Delhi, India
Mamta Maharaj
Performer, Teacher · New Delhi, India
Maya Rao
Performer · Bangalore, India
Nalini
Performer, Teacher · India
Navina Jafa
Performer, Teacher · New Delhi, India
Nisha Mahajan
Performer, Teacher · New Delhi, India
Phillip McClintock
Performer, Teacher · Guyana
Prahlad Das
Performer, Teacher · Kolkata, India
Priti Singh
Performer, Teacher · Mumbai, India
Rammohan
Performer, Teacher · India
Ramnarayan Misra
Performer, Teacher · Kolkata, India
Rina Singha
Performer, Teacher · Toronto, India
Saju Ahammed
Performer · Dhaka, Bangladesh
Saswati Sen
Performer · New Delhi, India
Shaky Singh
Performer, Teacher
Shambhu Maharaj
Performer · New Delhi, India
Shibli Mohammad
Performer, Teacher · Dhaka, Bangladesh
Shovana Narayan
Performer · New Delhi, India
Sitara Devi
Performer · Mumbai, India
Uma Sharma
Performer · New Delhi, India
Vibha Dadheech
Performer · Indore, India