About Abhinav Shankar Mishra
Following the Family Blood
Abhinav Shankar Mishra is a young, aspiring and upcoming Kathak dancer. With his roots from Benaras, Abhinav has been born and brought up in London, UK.
Born in 2002, he belongs to a family of classical arts, with both his parents being Kathak maestros and his family generations of over 200 years mastering the tradition of Hindustani classical dance and music. Since his early childhood, Abhinav was trained under the tutelage of both his parents, Dr. Abhay Shankar Mishra, a resident teacher and the Dean of Kathak has taught at The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for over 15 years. Kakoli Shankar Mishra, his mother, was the resident Kathak teacher at Pandit Ram Sahai Sangit Vidalaya. His first encounter with Kathak was at the ripe age of 4. Since then he has grown to be extremely passionate with Kathak and has performed at many places since then.
He is trained in all three major gharanas of Kathak: Lucknow, Jaipur and Benaras. Abhinav has completed his Post Diploma in Kathak and is currently under training for his Rang Manch Pravesh (a dancer’s major solo performance). Maintaining his love for Kathak, he also has sound knowledge of Tabla whilst also learning Mridangam by Sri M. Balachandar in England.
Whilst still in his teens, Abhinav has performed in many occasions in a wide variety of countries, such as, England, Scotland, America, India, Kenya, etc. He also undergoes training of choreography and teaching under his father and Guru, Dr. Abhay Shankar Mishra.
For multiple years, he has been capable to uphold the requirement of music production for performances by his parents and their students. He has now been professionally editing music for Classical Kathak and has been highly appreciated for it.
