‘Kathak: Dancing With Taboos’ Film Festival Review: A Story of Passion and Perseverance
Eloquent and informative, Hajera Sheikh’s documentary Kathak: Dancing With Taboos tells a story of love for one’s culture and perseverance through adversity.

The Khanty, an indigenous minority that lives in Russia's Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, take pains to preserve their culture. Artist Nadezhda Taligina and residents of the villages of Muzhi and Yamgort discuss their national traditions, culture, dialects and contemporary realities.
Eloquent and informative, Hajera Sheikh’s documentary Kathak: Dancing With Taboos tells a story of love for one’s culture and perseverance through adversity.
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