Katha Dance Theatre Katha Dance Theatre

What it reported doing in 2024

Sadhana - After year long learning Kathak Dance, a yearly performance for the KDT students was held in Hopkins High School, Hopkins, MN. They performed all the dances and techniques Taught by KDT Dance Teachers. Wearing Kathak Costumes, Jewelry and ankle bells, they danced in front of their parents, neighbors and friends with great enthusiasm and joy. 400 were in the audience. Saraswathi Puja and Spring Festivals. Goddess Saraswathi is the goddess of learning, music and dance. KDT students performed in the temple of Hindu Society of Minnesota. They prepared flower garden, painted floor to decorate and performed the puja ritual. At the end, they performed dances meant for goddess Saraswathi and advent of spring. Shakopee School- KDT students were invited by Shakopee School Management to perform in the Fall Festival. Four of KDT students performed what they learned in the KDT School. Kathak Yatra - Eau Claire, WI - Kathak Yatra - The journey of Kathak dance through history. It offered the viewer a glimpse of the evolution of Kathak dance throughout India's historical eras. Starting from the temple period, through the royal courts of the kings and the emperors, to today's proscenium stages! The word Kathak is derived from the Sanskrit word Katha, meaning "a story." Rhythmic footwork, fast pirouettes, and complex movements characterize this graceful spontaneous dance. The form has its origin in the narrative tradition of the village minstrel, the 'Kathakars' , who sang songs of heroic tales and dramatized their lyrics with subtle gestures and expressions. Around the 16th century AD, the art came from the temples to the royal courts, where it acquired secular elements of sophistication, especially in its pure dance passages. It also represented a unique synthesis of both Hindu and Muslim cultures, blessing Kathak with a unique balance of approach that makes it the most natural of all Indian classical dance forms. Time Piece- Collaborative work with Flying Dance who performs Tap Dance. KDT Performers worked with Tap Dance Dancer with Tap Dance Music.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 56.4%; rating input score 56
• Program expense ratio: 69.6%; rating input score 70
• Fundraising efficiency: $109.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 22.9%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.79; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 30.2%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings