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Our Legacy of Excellence

Lasya is an institute; an organization founded and promoted by our Guru Rajashree Shirke. She is the Founder-director of Lasya Trust and the Principal of The Lasya Centre for Dance Education And Research.

Lasya was founded in 1980 by Guru Rajashree Shirke – with the simple goal of sharing the sheer joy of Indian Classical dance that she had experienced with her students and audiences over the years.

Year 2000-2003 witnessed the birth of Lasya Trust & the ‘Lasya Centre for Dance Education and Research’ that offered Diploma & Advanced Diploma courses in Kathak; affiliated to the SNDT Women’s University’s – Department of Lifelong Learning & extension.

Awards & Achievement

  • Received the SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI AWARD (2013) for her contribution to the field of Indian Classical Dance (Kathak).
  • Received the Marathi Sahitya Sangh Award for work in experimental theater and creativity in Sangeet Natak in 2003 & 2006 respectively.
  • Received the Best Actress Award for short-film “Pahaat” for the Asian International Short-Film Festival and the Rotary Club Mumbai.

About Kathak

Kathak is one of the eight classical dance forms in India. Its genesis can be traced to ancient North India, which includes Pakistan, where the nomadic bards practised Kathak in village squares and temple courtyards to narrate and portray either historical or mythological tales. For many centuries, this art form remained regenerative, being passed linearly from one generation to another.

The dance’s evolution dates back to the third and fourth centuries B.C. With the passage of time, Kathak metamorphosed into a fully mature dance form by the 13th Century A.D. As it transcended into the fifteenth century, the religious-devotional era of Bhaktiras which enchanted the entire northern and central plains captivated Kathak’s narratives and stylistic rendition too

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