Janaki Patrik
Bharatanatyam Performer • Teacher
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About
Janaki Patrik is a renowned American Kathak dancer, guru, choreographer, and educator, celebrated for her significant contributions to Indian classical dance and cross-cultural artistic collaborations. Her journey in Kathak began in 1963 after witnessing a performance by Pandit Birju Maharaj, leading her to commence formal training with him at Kathak Kendra…
Journey Timeline
1963
Inspired by Pt. Birju Maharaj's performance — Led to her decision to become a Kathak dancer.
1966
Received BA from Swarthmore College — In Russian Language and Literature.
1967
Began Kathak training — With Pt. Birju Maharaj in India.
1971
Received Merce Cunningham Studio scholarship — Studied Cunningham technique, repertory, and choreography until 1978.
1978
Cofounded The Kathak Ensemble & Friends — In New York City.
1983
Began teaching in inner-city schools — Approximate year based on 'forty years' of activity in arts-in-education as of 2023.
1988
Received Senior Research Fellowship — From the Fulbright Foundation (1988/89) to study Kathak dance repertoire poetry.
1994
Received American Institute of Indian Studies Language Fellowship — To study Hindi in India.
1997
Produced MANDALA X / The Hymn of Creation
2000
Received MA from Columbia University — In The Department of Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures.
2003
The Kathak Ensemble & Friends 25th anniversary
2012
Produced AGAMONI / Return of the Daughter
2017
Produced WE SINFUL WOMEN
2018
Received Lifetime Achievement Award — From Battery Dance.
2020
Received Selma Jeanne Cohen Dance Lecture Award
2026
Celebrated 82nd birthday and 60+ years as a Kathak dancer
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Awards & Honors
- 1971 · Merce Cunningham Studio scholarship
- 1988 · Senior Research Fellowship — Fulbright Foundation
- 1994 · American Institute of Indian Studies Language Fellowship — American Institute of Indian Studies
- 2018 · Lifetime Achievement Award — Battery Dance
- 2020 · Selma Jeanne Cohen Dance Lecture Award
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