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Véronique Azan, a distinguished French Kathak dancer, was born in Neuilly-Sur-Seine, Paris, France, in 1960. Her journey into Indian classical dance began at a young age when she first arrived in India at either seven or nine years old. Her parents, inspired by a Ravi Shankar concert, moved to India to study sitar and tabla, settling in Varanasi. Azan was…
Journey Timeline
1960
Born in Neuilly-Sur-Seine, Paris, France
1967-1969
Arrived in India — At age 7 or 9
Initiated in Kathak by Shrimati Alaknanda Devi
Joined Kathak Kendra and became a student of Pandit Birju Maharaj in Delhi
1985
Performed in Festivals of India in France
1987
Performed in Festivals of India in USSR
1988
Performed in Festivals of India in Japan
1988
Kathak recital with Smt. Prerna Shrimali
1990
Featured in the first Videshi Kalakar Utsav in Delhi
1995
Performed at the Avignon Festival in France
Spent 10 years performing in Mexico
2017
Died in Bali on August 2
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- The dance of life
Mid-Day
- Anita says...October 2017
Narthaki
- An ode to Videshi Kalakar Utsav
The Asian Age
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