Upaj: Improvise

Name: Upaj: Improvise
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-03-02
Duration: 4680 min
Rating: 7.4

7.4 2013 1h 18m

Documentary

This is the story of an unlikely friendship. 68 year old Kathak Master Pandit Das (North Indian classical dance) and 32 year old tap star Jason Samuels Smith come together in a unique East-meets-West dance collaboration that tours through India: ‘India Jazz Suites.’ As we follow their journey, we learn about their struggles to preserve their traditional heritage in today’s pop culture world.

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"ALONE they're captivating, TOGETHER they're magic." - Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance This is the story of an unlikely friendship. 68 year old Kathak Master Pandit Das (North Indian classical dance) and 32 year old tap star Jason Samuels Smith come together in a unique East-meets-West dance collaboration that tours through India: ‘India Jazz Suites.’ As we follow their journey, we learn about their struggles to preserve their traditional heritage in today’s pop culture world.

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Directors

Hoku Uchiyama

Writers

Hoku Uchiyama

Cast

Pandit Chitresh Das, Jason Samuels Smith

Production

Hindipendent Films

Languages

English (United States), Français (Canada), Français (France), Deutsch (Deutschland), हिंदी (भारत), Italiano (Italia), Português (Brasil), Español (España), Español (México), English (United States), Français (Canada), Français (France), Deutsch (Deutschland), हिंदी (भारत), Italiano (Italia), Português (Brasil), Español (España), Español (México)