Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2013

North Indian classical dancer Sanjukta Sinha arrives in Tokyo for a special tenth edition of the ongoing series Tokyo Garana. Sinha is a virtuoso in the Kathak style, known for sparkling footwork and whirling body movement. She performs in Aoyama at the invitation of Atsuko Maeda, Japan’s leading exponent of Kathak, and a dancer who herself studied in India on a government scholarship. Accompanying them will be a live band including Taro Terahara on the bansuri, Baku Hirakawa on the sarod and Kazuto Sashihara on the tabla.

Tokyo Gharana
Oct 2, 6:30pm, ¥3,000 (adv)/¥3,500 (door)
Cay
Spiral Bldg B1F, 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama
Nearest station: Omotesando.
www.spiral.co.jp/f_guide/cay/