Banaras Gharana of Kathak

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Banaras_Gharana_of_Kathak
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Kathak Gharana
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Janakiprasad Gharana
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Lucknow_Gharana_of_Kathak
gptkb:Jaipur_Gharana_of_Kathak
gptkbp:emphasizes footwork
abhinaya
bhava (expression)
gptkbp:foundedBy Janaki Prasad
gptkbp:foundedIn 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Banaras Gharana of Kathak
gptkbp:influencedBy Hindu mythology
local folk traditions
gptkbp:knownFor distinctive use of floor work
emphasis on expressiveness
unique tatkar patterns
use of Natwari bols
gptkbp:notableExponents gptkb:Birju_Maharaj
gptkb:Saswati_Sen
gptkb:Sukhdev_Maharaj
Sitaram Prasad
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Varanasi
gptkbp:performanceContext stage performances
temple rituals
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lucknow_Gharana_of_Kathak
gptkb:Jaipur_Gharana_of_Kathak
gptkbp:style gptkb:Kathak
gptkbp:teaches guru-shishya parampara
gptkbp:uses complex rhythmic patterns
Natwari bols
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lucknow_Gharana_of_Kathak
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7