Bharathanatyam, a south Indian classical dance form, has a 2000 year old written history. Dance itself is believed to be older than that.

Ganesh has been dancing Bharatha natyam since he was 10. He is dancing to Madhvacharya's composition. Madhvacharya wrote dvadasha (twelve) strotras in Sanskrith in praise of Udupi Shri Krishna. Ganesh is dancing part of the Sixth Shloka set. This sixth set is also known as Madhva's Dashavathara (10 incarnations of Vishnu) Shlokas. Legend says that Madhva rescued a sinking ship and was rewarded with Shri Krishna Statue by the ship's captain. While carrying this statue to udupi, where he installed the statue in temple, he composed these sthostras. Ganesh takes pride in dancing to 700 year old Shlokas.

Rahul is well known among the attendees of KK. He has performed many times with the "Tinkletoes" Dance Grooup at KK events. This year he will be dancing solo. Rahul will perform a light Kathak dance welcoming the Spring Season. The dance contains Nritya or pure dance movements as well as Natya, dance with interpretive and emotional elements and a Tatkar that demonstrates complicated footwork based on a 3 3 2 rhythm cycle.

Amber, Vivek and Prajna bend gender stereotypes in this duo of two lyrical, rhythmic and seductive classic Bollywood mujra songs from 1958 and 1972 - Nazar laagi raja tore bangle par (I've set my sights on your bungalow, honey) and Thaade rahiyo o banke yaar re (Await me studly lover, while I get dressed). The songs were originally sung one each by the two famous Bollywood playback sisters Asha Bhonsale and Lata Mangeshkar with male musicians. Kulture Kulcha's version inverts this simply. Amber plays esraj and tabla, Prajna the harmonium, while Vivek sings. The context and allusions are campy. The music is Hindustani semi- classical, a tradition which was nurtured and exploited amply in the classy bosom of South Asia's singing and dancing courtesans. Imagine bejewelled dancers with bells on their feet and elegant gentlemen reclining on divans while you listen to this music.

Korean adoptee poet, musician, and filmmaker Amber Field lived in Nepal for 6 years as a child and received a B.A. in Indian history. She later lived in India from 2002-4 and studied tabla and esraj at Visva Bharati University, West Bengal. She sings and plays didgeridoo, riq, djembe, and cajon. She specializes in world fusion music and performs around the Bay Area. Amber's first short film "Jagadamba, Mother of the Universe" is on the festival circuit and has screened at the 2008 Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival and 2009 San Francisco Women's Film Festival among others.

Vivek Anand studies music with Rita Sahai and Sukhawat Ali Khan. He sings with Hindustani classical, Experimental and Jazz musicians. He has a love for ghazals, thumris and vintage Bollywood songs.

Prajna studied and performed Indian classical and traditional Bengali vocal music, as well as Kathak, a north Indian classical dance form, for over a decade. She is now laying her fingers on a harmonium once again after many years in order to support her friends at Kulture Kulcha.