On 5 September, ICCR Fellow Ms. Jessica Correa, trained in the Lucknow gharana under the legendary Pandit Birju Maharaj, led a Kathak workshop at the Consulate.

9月5日，印度文化关系委员会（ICCR）艺术家 Jessica Correa 女士 在总领事馆主持了一场卡塔克舞工作坊。她师从已故印度国宝级舞蹈家 Pandit Birju Maharaj，承袭勒克瑙流派（Lucknow gharana）。

She began with the story of the form itself: Kathak grew out of the kathakars, the travelling storytellers of northern India who narrated epic tales through gesture, rhythm and expression. 

工作坊从舞蹈的渊源讲起：卡塔克舞源自印度北部的说书人（kathakar），他们以手势、节奏与神情演绎史诗故事。

The theory gave way to practice, as participants learned the basics of Kathak- footwork, hand movements and rhythm, under Ms. Correa’s guidance.

理论讲解之后，参与者在 Correa 女士的指导下学习了卡塔克舞的基本步法、手势与节奏。