ABHIMANYU LAL, SON AND DISCIPLE OF RENOWNED GURU SMT.GEETANJALI LAL IS RECONGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED KATHAK DANCERS.THE SPLENDOR OF HIS BRILLIANT SOLO PERFORMANCE HAS EARNED HIM APPLAUSE BOTH IN INDIA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.HAILED AS A BRIGHT STAR IN THE FIRMAMENT OF KATHAK, ABHIMANYU HAS RECEIVED ACCLAIM AS A DAZZLING DANCER BY THE MEDIA AND CONNOOISSEURS OF ARTS. HE HAS BEEN AWARDED SHRI KRISHANA GANA SABHA ENDOWNMENT AWARD AND NRITYA JAYANTIKA AWARD.

HE HAS PERFORMED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN INDIA AND ABROAD IN MANY PRESTIGIOUS DANCE FESTIVALS LIKE SEDNEY DANCE FESTIVAL AT SEYMOUR CENTER-AUSTRALIA 2014,  64th INDIAN REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION IN DUBAI 2013, LONDON OLYMPICS 2012, VIENNA, GRAZ, SINGAPORE , BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL, INCERDIBLE INDIA @60 NEWYORK, INDIA FESTIVAL IN RUSSIA, CROETIA, OSLO, NETHERLANDS, CANADA, EGYPT, SWTZERLAND, FIJI ISLANDS, MAURITIUS, REUNION ISLAND, SEYCHELLES, SOUTH AFRICA etc.

HE HAS THE HONOUR OF PERFORMING FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS FESTIVALS ORGANISED BY SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KATHAK, NEW DELHI AND INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS (ICCR).

RECENTLY WENT ON A CONCERT TOUR TO BULGARIA, RUSSIA, BELGIUM, MANAGUA AND CUBA FOR THE EUROPALIA INDIA FESTIVAL ORGANISED BY I.C.C.R.

SOME OF HIS PERFORMANCES IN INDIA ARE:

•	Khajuraho Dance Festival 2017
•	Monsoon dance festival 2017 – Thrissur
•	Nishaandhi Dance festival 2017
•	Jashan-e-Adab poetry festival 2017 at India International Center, New Delhi
•	9th Raseswar Saikiya Borbayan Sattriya Award Festival 2017at Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati, Assam
•	Uttarpara Chakkara Kolkata 2017
•	Uttaradhikar Dance and Music Festival organized by the Tribal Museum Bhopal 2017
•	Duet Dance Festival 2017 organised by Raag Virag at Meghdoot ,Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
•	Jheelnagari Dance festival – Thane 2017
•	Chakardhar Mahotsava 2016
•	Pt. Ravishankar Dance Festival 2016
•	9th Guru Debprasad Nritya Parampara 2016 Debdhara Festival at India International Center, New Delhi
•	SAMANVAY an amalgamation of Kathak and Odissi in Trissure organize by Alpha Palliative care 2016
•	Jashan-e-Rekhta 2016 celebrating Urdu at IGNCA
•	Shiva Kshetra organized by Usha RK at India International Center 2016
•	Shravan Mahotsava Ujjain 2015
•	Bihar Mahotsava 2015
•	NCPA Mudra Dance festival Mumbai 2015
•	Nimaar Utsav2015
•	Ganga Mahotsava 2015
•	Sharavan Mahotsava 2015 BRICKS summit, ASIEAN summit organized by I.C.C.R
•	Kathak Mahotsava Jaipur Kathak Kendra Festival 2015
•	Duet Kathak Festival organised by Raag Viraag at Triveni Kala Sangam 2015
•	Parampara Dance and Music Festival organised by Abhaya Society,  Guwahati 2015
•	Deoghar Mahotsav,  Deoghar Jharkhand 2015
•	Lok Kala Manch in collaboration with AV DANCE COMPANY KATHAK RESONANCE presented Kathak Evening at Vasuki Theater, New Delhi 2015
•	Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya Bhopal 2014
•	Golden Jubilee celebration of Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College,  Jabalpur 2014
•	Pt.Nandkishore Sharma Smriti Samaroh,  Bharat Bhawan Bhopal 2014
•	ASEAN SUMMIT 2012 AT RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN
•	DHRWAD MUSIC AN DANCE FESTIVAL 2012
•	COLOURS OF FIRE, INDIA HABITAT CENTRE. NEW DELHI.
•	WORLS DANCE DAY CELEBRATION AT PATIALA UNIVERSITY 2012
•	NRITODAYA ORGANISED BY GURU MAYADHAR RAUT ODISSI DANCE ACADEMY, NEW DELHI
•	PERFORMED AT RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN FOR BRICS HEADS OF STATE ORGANISED BY ICCR, NEW DELHI 2012.
•	52ND MUSIC AND DANCE FESTIVAL AT PRAYAG SANGEET SAMITI ALLHABAD 2012
•	112TH PARTHASARATHY SWAMI SABHA, CHENNAI 2012.
•	INDO OCCIDENTAL SYMBIOSIS KOLKATA AT BIRLA SABHAGAR JAN’12
•	DHARWAD DANCE FESTIVAL 2011, KARNATAKA
•	KHAJURAHO FESTIVAL 2011
•	“PRAVAH” DANCE FESTIVAL AT JAMMU BY IRCEN 2011
•	DESH PARVA COCHIN 2011
•	KALA GHODA FESTIVAL MUMBAI 2011
•	KATHAK MAHOTSAVA NEW DELHI ORGANISED BY KATHAK KENDRA NEW DELHI 2010.
•	SRI KRISHANA GANA SABHA CHENNAI 2010
•	INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2009
•	KATHAK YATRA IN AGARTALA ORGANISED BY KATHAK KENDRA, NEW DELHI.
•	BHARAT BHAVAN 2009 BHOPAL
•	KATHAK MAHOTSAVA NEW DELHI 2009
•	PT.DURGA LAL JAYANTI 2009
•	NISHA GANDHI FESTIVAL , TRIVANDRUM , 2009
•	JAMMU FESTIVAL ORGANISED BY SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI
•	NRITTYA PRATIBHA
•	RAIN DROP FESTIVAL MUMBAI
•	SWARANAOTSAVA ORGANISED BY SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI
•	HORIZON ORGANISED BY ICCR

APART FROM SOLOIST ABHIMANYU IS ALSO A CHOREOGRAPHER. HAVING CHOREOGRAPHED KATHAK ITEMS FOR

•	THE INTERNATIONAL DANCE THEATER, NETHERLNDS
•	INDIA FESTIVAL MOSCOW
•	NISHAGANDHI FESTIVAL , TIRUVANANTHPURAM
•	DHARWAD FESTIVAL
•	PARTHSARATHY GANA SABHA, CHENNAI
•	PRAVAH DANCE FESTIVAL, KOCHIN

CONDUCTED SEVERAL  KATHAT WORKSHOPS ORGANISED BY SPIC MACAY

ABHIMANYU LAL IS A TRAINED WESTERN DRUMER AND HAS PERFORMED EXTENSIVELY WITH THE CONTEMPORARY KATHAK STYLE IN INDIA AND ABROAD.

ICCR HAS DEPUTED ABHIMANYU LAL AS KATHAK DANCE TEACHER CUM PERFORMER AT INDIAN CULTURAL CENTRE, FIJI ISLANDS 2005-2007 AND DHAKA IN 2008
 ABHIMANYU HAS BEEN AWARDED THE “PANDIT DURGALAL ENDOWMENT AWARD” AND “SUMITHRA RAJAN ENDOWMENT AWARD” BY THE SHRI KRISHNA GANA SABHA, CHENNAI

PRESENTLY ABHIMANYU LAL IS TEACHING KATHAK AS KATHAK PRASHIKSHAK IN KATHAK KENDRA NEW DELHI.