WORLD MUSIC/CRASHarts PRESENTS

Pandit Chitresh Das and Jason Samuels Smith

Performing the Boston premiere of India Jazz Suite: Kathak Meets Tap

India Jazz Suite is an explosive collaboration between Pandit Chitresh Das, one of India’s foremost Kathak masters, and Jason Samuels Smith, the Emmy award–winning tap dancer renowned for his amazing footwork in Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk. Indian classical musicians and a stellar jazz trio perform live to complete this powerful artistic exchange. The result is high entertainment that crosses all boundaries of age and culture—a blast of incredible speed and power, grace and beauty, epic storytelling and the pure joy of dance.

Free pre-performance talk with dance critic Debra Cash 45 minutes prior to each performance.

Free post-performance Q&A on Friday, April 30.

 
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