Pooja Ganesh and Eve Salonen
(USA)
Tatkar y Taconeo : Steps of two worlds
(2025)
Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday April 30 (7:30 PM) Saturday May 2 (2:00 PM)
Duration: 30 mins (w/out intermission)
Shared bill with: Nikitha Sreekant and Kalakshetra Reshma Rajeev
Venue: Theatre of Yugen / NOH Space
Location: 2840 Mariposa St, SF, CA, 94110
Ticket Information
Early Bird: $20, Gen Adm: $25, Door: $30
For the best deals, see multiple shows with a discount Festival Pass.
Artist Information
Choreographers, directors and dancers: Pooja Ganesh and Eve Salonen
Costuming and conception: House of Kala, Abhinava Dance Company, Flamenco Boreal
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Pooja Ganesh
Eve Salonen
Tatkar y Taconeo : Steps of two worlds
"Tatkaar y Taconeo - Steps of Two worlds" is an electrifying cross-cultural performance blending India’s Kathak and Spain’s Flamenco, highlighting intricate rhythms, expressive storytelling, and percussive footwork of these dance forms, presented by Pooja Ganesh and Eve Salonen.
Pooja and Eve came together for the premier of their work in April 2025 through House of Kala and have been presenting different works ever since across multiple venues as invited artists. Indian culture and music has had a major impact on how flamenco music and dance were formed. Tatkar y Taconeo explores these cross-cultural parallels through acapella, live music and impromptu segments.
Artist Biographies
Pooja Ganesh
Pooja is a Kathak dancer, choreographer, and vocalist with over 17 years of performance experience across India and the United States. She has performed with Abhinava Dance Company at prestigious platforms including Mysore Dasara, Bangalore International Film Festival, ZEE5 Awards, and Alvas NudiSiri, and has been part of several of their acclaimed productions. In 2024–25, she toured across 11 cities in the U.S. and Canada with Abhinava Dance Company’s signature production.
Eve Salonen
Eve Salonen is a flamenco dancer, instructor and choreographer originally from Finland. Since relocating to the United States, she has worked as the artistic director, instructor and choreographer for her own company Flamenco Boreal, and is a Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Northwest Flamenco Academy. During her 20 years of career in flamenco arts, Eve has choreographed for groups of intermediate level students and continues to teach students in these levels. She has worked in many flamenco companies in Finland and performed in theaters and tablaos on the Westcoast. Eve specializes and has an expertise for the use of flamenco props, such as the bata de cola skirt (skirt with a long train), manton de Manila (big shawl) and the abanico (hand fan). Eve is also a co-director of Espacio de Arte, a Seattle WA based non-profit organization promoting flamenco arts in the area.
