http://www.barkhadance.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2023-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576440207698-UUGEYZRZE4K0PL60MNN7/20181117-DSC01150.jpg Miller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1683479486980-EGLG3VO1JQ50ANO2CDKY/IMG_3218+2.JPG Miller http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances daily 0.75 2025-08-01 http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2025/8/1/2025 monthly 0.5 2025-08-01 http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2025/8/1/2024 monthly 0.5 2025-08-01 http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2023 monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2022/1/20/2022 monthly 0.5 2023-05-07 http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2021/3/16/2021-1 monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2020/3/19/performances monthly 0.5 2021-03-16 http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2019/12/16/2019-f76la monthly 0.5 2020-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576517392133-WJ1SUJ48HFU111FFW859/Aravani Past Performances - 2019 - Aravani A new solo work-in-progress presented at the final year of Barkha’s choreographic fellowship with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Aravani about a woman rejoicing the outlawing of section 377 of the Indian Constitution. As she sings a prayer to Bahuchara, goddess central to the hijrah community, this Aravani recalls her journey of being ostracized by her family, searching for a sense of belonging and reigniting a flame within to be her unabashed self. http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2018/performances monthly 0.5 2020-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576520238744-4UYGWGIFCDOS46G99DP5/IMG_0010.jpg Past Performances - 2018 - Articulate Dance Festival in Mysore, India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576519206739-PURZGU691782ZQCMR0QO/5bd8f664-fe30-4b0a-9d9a-e91ebec9cede.JPG Past Performances - 2018 - "Traces of You" commissioned by Pangea Dance Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576519207888-ZAV10A1EVCJ6HYU9ORHY/e7393e0d-7866-4815-aa72-83071765b405.JPG Past Performances - 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576519716102-XSE3ZH5S8USL2QMJ0A22/IMG_0537.JPG Past Performances - 2018 - Maula-E-Kull, NJPAC NJPAC Choreographic Fellowship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576519893032-SBMNDW8LCUFSJYEFIWW5/IndianSoloists_2018nEemaan14.JPG Past Performances - 2018 - Jacob's Pillow Inside/Out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576519956719-JR3RMYEJPXMP3RK8687K/IMG_3564.JPG Past Performances - 2018 - "Traces of You" commissioned by Pangea Dance Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576520111890-HAQG4GBVO7QPTPUE3O8H/IndianSoloists_2018nEemaan5.JPG Past Performances - 2018 - Jacob's Pillow Inside/Out http://www.barkhadance.com/pastperformances/2017/performances monthly 0.5 2020-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576521541851-SPQH37KAUMKQLFO7M487/IMG_0055.JPG Past Performances - 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576521541382-WLWLFY7YWLYDC5RS3B5H/IMG_1468.JPG Past Performances - 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576521542009-36ZPTHDD63U82BKQGSJ6/IMG_1471.JPG Past Performances - 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576521630414-SJH9FHKD5YUBKT8E8OB3/Copy+of+Barkha_Patel_Photo2_Heral_Patel.jpg Past Performances - 2017 http://www.barkhadance.com/kathak-solos daily 0.75 2025-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1580188870571-XW75TXBTSBA62BF5CB0D/image.jpg Kathak Solos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754556105709-98VRJN6JSCXZ80C605RB/image-asset.jpg Kathak Solos - Barkha at Little Island Festival | September 2021 Barkha presented a traditional kathak repertoire along with a new work called ‘bound’ and ‘aami pana’. This photo was captured by Steven Pisano. [ September 15, 2021 ] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1642720476512-NZMVZN06HEK3P3BCNE50/image.jpg Kathak Solos - Tirvat Tirvat is a technical kathak bandish or composition that consists of Hindustani classical music notes, syllables of a tarana compositions, rounded off with melodic use of syllables from the pakhawaj and tabla. These elements coalesce to present the raag and taal. Commissioned by Barkha Dance Co., the music is composed by Rajeev K Mahavir and is set in the 16 beat time cycle known as Teen Taal. 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Together they are known as ‘Ardhanareshvara’ (ardhuh-naaresh-vara) express this harmony through dance. In this work, I seek within me to balance the strength of Shiva and grace of Shakti by exploring tandav and lasya elements within the kathak form. As their individual energies come together to form one within me, so does their dance. I bring aikyam or oneness in my self-expression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1662909200306-T0BTEECDVG2NYG4ICVLA/image-asset.jpeg dance films + other works - Barkha Choreography | CHEAP THRILLS ft. Raashi Kulkarni & Jomy George https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1576529426556-O9M83DNZK79EE8CRX3E1/image-asset.jpeg dance films + other works - Traces of You Venue: Hudson Guild Theatre, NYC 2018 Commissioned by the Pangea Dance Series Traces of You portrays three different stories. Missing one’s home country, language barriers in a new country and losing a loved one back home. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1566406815923-KDIC9LCYG2NK0Y8YGZE2/20181117-DSC01796.jpg Mukta, Woman Liberated (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1566406641558-YNMIK7M7WFZELKOVFJ9Z/20181117-DSC01881.jpg Mukta, Woman Liberated (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1566406908049-M41WE8WZNLB57MHHCW3W/20181117-DSC02037.jpg Mukta, Woman Liberated (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1566407089146-KODN2HSJ6E3QNUT5BPV0/20181117-DSC02076.jpg Mukta, Woman Liberated (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1550777518225-J71UL5YNSMNUV0F467MV/MC+2.JPG Mukta, Woman Liberated (Copy) - The Mukta Collective The MUKTA COLLECTIVE brings together intergenerational women in a safe space to move and share personal stories and have organic discussions about fear, societal norms holding us back, personal and professional aspirations and more. The mission behind the collective is to encourage symbiotic relationships and create cognitive shifts, enabling women to realize they have the choice to be their unhindered selves. With one cohort in place, I am in the process of developing more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1550777605479-AKPYM9XIJLEVBAOGI6WU/MC+4.JPG Mukta, Woman Liberated (Copy) Thus far, I have met thrice with a cohort of eight women. A 4-day intensive program in January 2019 with the Institute of Community Action Training program with Gibney Dance has aided me in further developing the collective into a more beneficial community program. This intensive has helped me create a model that I can bring to different communities where MUKTA is being presented. http://www.barkhadance.com/bound daily 0.75 2022-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1624984235270-4ZH9UIUEB5DDBFIVJF4H/image-asset.jpeg bound - bound 'bound' is inspired by the poetry of Lal Ded, a 14th century Kashmiri poetess. The intention of the work is to confront how our lives are held hostage by the world of appearances and as her poetry suggests, to cultivate spiritual practice to break free from our attachments. I find myself in moments of spiritual clarity while entrapped in a web of madness borne from a sense of weariness at the battle against the ways white supremacy and patriarchy seeps into one's self-reference. bound was presented at a virtual festival called 'Capturing the Moment' curated by South Orange Performing Arts Center. This work in progress was made possible by a fellowship grant offered by New Jersey State Council of the Arts and Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. http://www.barkhadance.com/bio daily 0.75 2025-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/7c19a6c8-9622-4044-be27-f2d31d1824e3/Barkha_headshot.jpeg Bio Photo Credit: Heral Patel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/6122907b-0d5e-4123-89eb-d720a4d79f39/Bessie+Awarded+image.png Bio - Make it stand out Photo Credit: Rishi Raj https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/886f9909-b189-4b62-a08b-7db5a05b4d98/F9EAB500-F5D5-4CB6-8060-706E4EC4844A.png Bio - Make it stand out Socrates Sculpture Park in collaboration with visual artist Suchitra Mattai, 2024 Photo Credit: @pompomny http://www.barkhadance.com/awards daily 0.75 2025-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/a9cf97cf-08bd-4bb5-8e53-889fd6acfe0a/Screenshot+2024-08-08+at+1.27.03%E2%80%AFPM.png Awards - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1694619363801-ZR86OMMQPSAPX0M4DESS/Barkha+Patel-0914.jpg Awards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/5b55be25-56ae-4386-b935-8583c5035b96/IMG_4107.jpg Awards http://www.barkhadance.com/aham-maha daily 0.75 2025-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754045321895-IPXYI7JV9FHIXZR8JE6T/IMG_5582.JPG Aham | mahA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754045326417-6SQ2OUW4B99LQOQUPZL0/IMG_5594.JPG Aham | mahA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754045455585-C9B4MY3BFWTT03H57IQN/Barkha+Patel-3844.jpg Aham | mahA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754045525221-A6NFTNNY25P2L7BH8HBW/IMG_5580.JPG Aham | mahA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754045527941-GA3SJL8GSLH71D1S4G2J/IMG_5587.JPG Aham | mahA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754045531510-0042VNM9W9XQIF1RUQV7/IMG_5593.JPG Aham | mahA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754046611002-031MWZMQYE1RY1W3WF2E/IMG_5592.JPG Aham | mahA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1754046967043-KOZHVIPK57GPTUOQ369B/Barkha+Patel-0914.jpg Aham | mahA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/5008392d-6592-42e9-a71c-acd577b61158/Barkha+Patel-0260.jpg Aham | mahA Aham | mahA is a solo performance of two works: Soham Har Damru and Ramti Aave. The works are performed to both live and recorded music in both traditional and contemporary kathak. Soham Har Damru is a stuti or invocation to Lord Shiva and his creative energy which manifests the world through the sound of his drum or damru. Ramti Aave or Her Playful Arrival explores surrendering to Kali's playfully destructive power to access the erotic. This work is inspired by the insights of the erotic by poet, author, and activist Audre Lorde. The Sanskrit language lends itself to mystical-philosophical speculation on letters, words, and sentences which help us understand this reflective existence. One such word is AHAM (A-HA-M). The A represents Shiva Consciousness, the HA represents the power of Shakti, and the M represents Nara which is all of mankind. AHAM then is the flowing nature of Shiva consciousness, by the grace of his inherent Shakti, to the whole of manifested reality in the form of differentiated identities. This is the essence of who we all are. Similarly, if we send the word AHAM through a reflective glass, we get the word MAHA. MA-HA-A then is the flow of consciousness moving from Nara, through Shakti, back to Shiva. This work has been presented at venues such as 92NY, Chelsea Factory, and has received support from the New York State Dance Force to tour western NY to venues such as Reg Lenna Center, Rochester University, 171 Cedar Arts. Production Credits List: Performer/Choreographer: barkha patel *Several traditional compositions danced in this work have been taught to barkha by Guru Rachna Sarang, Swati Sinha, Dheerendra Tiwari Vocalist: Shweta Pandya Tabla: Mike Lukshis Sarangi: rohan misra Light Design: barkha patel Costume: barkha patel, Nikita Shah, & Rakesh Parmar Composition: barkha patel & Shweta Pandya http://www.barkhadance.com/iccha/ramtiaave-wip daily 0.75 2026-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/56b6ccc7-c822-4de2-91d5-a5f1b91474a6/IMG_5578.PNG iccha / ramti aave - wip - iccha / ramti aave - her playful arrival What happens to a woman’s unspoken desires? Where do they live, and can they be danced back into the world? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/1014a781-a2d0-437d-96cd-62b6810497c1/Screenshot+2025-08-04+at+1.17.24%E2%80%AFPM.png iccha / ramti aave - wip Capture from an excerpt presentation at Ragas In Motion at The Egg, Albany, March 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/f83bcc30-1e41-48c7-8de9-ed35f10664b3/Screenshot+2025-08-04+at+1.27.23%E2%80%AFPM.png iccha / ramti aave - wip - Make it stand out Capture from an excerpt presentation at Ragas In Motion at Chelsea Factory, October 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/3a763257-22fd-42c1-8b10-6a5bb4103612/IMG_8930.JPG iccha / ramti aave - wip - Make it stand out Capture from an excerpt presentation at Rajiv Menon’s Contemporary Gallery Show in Los Angeles called Item Number, November 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/581a84ec9f74567444412837/128f8b2c-7e7c-45c4-b760-ea945ed93202/Screenshot+2025-08-04+at+2.00.20%E2%80%AFPM.png iccha / ramti aave - wip - Make it stand out Capture from an ensemble iteration of Ramti Aave for the WaterWorks Fellowship with Harlem Stage. In frame (left to right): barkha patel, Punita Patel, Nikita Shah, Neelja Bhagat, Anisha Ogale, Juhi Desai.