A traditional Ballet- taken from the story of Ramayana and it is based on narration, dramatics and a firm body language.
"Dr Akanksha Srivastava is an eminent Kathak Dancer & Guru of “Lucknow Gharana".
Her dance performances entails both beauty & grace of presentation. Akanksha has devoted herself to the field of dance and music under the guidance of extremely devoted guru Pt. Arjun Mishra. Her association with him lasted for two decades, and she started learning from him at a tender age of eight. She always found her guru dedicated to dance on one side and caring and loving on the other. Because of her vigilance and keen association to Kathak and her sincere effort, Akanksha was able to achieve the first prize in the child category and youth category of the state level dance competition conducted by the Sangeet Natak Academy. By the blessings of her Guru , she has completed Nipun from Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapeeth, Lucknow and 'Pravin' from Prayag Sangeet Samiti Prayagraj, where she was placed in the second position in the order of merit,1999. She got first position at All India Solo Kathak Competition in Senior Verg in 2000, organized by Sahara. To explore her knowledge in the field of Kathak she pursued her Doctor Of Philosophy from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Chattisgarh, for which she was awarded by the Governor of Chhattisgarh in 2016.
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She did a tremendous work in the field of teaching which was highly appreciated by the Ambassador of India during her tenure (2016-2019) at Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, Dushanbe Tajikistan, where she was posted as a Kathak dance teacher cum Performer by Indian Council for Cultural Relations ( Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
As a creative Choreographer, she has given Kathak dance a new dimension through her fascinating group compositions.
A traditional Ballet- taken from the story of Ramayana and it is based on narration, dramatics and a firm body language.
It represents the Temple culture (stuti, dadra, thumri) and the Mughal culture (Ghazal, salami, Tarana).
Based on Abhinaya and body language depicting the scenario of Braj by Kavitta , Gat and Bhaav.
Portrays the life of Lord Gautam Buddha.
It is a Gat Bhav of Baal Krishna, where the composition is based on Abhinaya.
Based on the pure traditional form and various other aspects of Kathak dance.
It is decorated with various dance sequences of traditional and Abhinay based compositions.
It's a mythological drama written by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore which portrays rays the story of Arjuna and Chitrangada.
This composition portrays various emotions of human beings like ullas (happiness), Prem ( love), Virah(absence of the beloved) Sufi(spiritual).
Culmination of various Taals consisting of tukdas, Tihais and Paranas.
A Ballet on "Women Empowerment".
A choreography based on an Ashtapadi written by Pandit Bindadin Maharaj.
Based on traditional folk music.
Concept, writing and Choreography by Dr. Akanksha Srivastava which is based on the relationship between a mother and her son.
A musical Ballet based on Lord Rama.
It is a culmination of Kathak with Contemporary dance form.
A musical kathak Ballet based on Social Environmental Issues.
A Kathak dance drama based on the biography of Jain Guru Acharya Pramukh Sagar ji Maharaj.
Various compositions on series of Taals like Rupak (7 matra) , Basant (9 matra), Ashtamangal (11matra), Dhamaar (14 matra) and Teentaal (16 matra).
Based on traditional folk songs of Uttar Pradesh like Chaiti, Kajri along with Chhota khayal with the elegance of Kathak dance.
