0 7 ), ▁US ▁Cons ulate ▁ 5 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁Kar am at ul lah ▁Khan ▁Festival ▁in ▁Kol k ata ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁M umb ai ▁Festival ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁ 5 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Festival , ▁I IT ▁K har ag pur , ▁India ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Das ▁also ▁began ▁performing ▁extens ively ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Das ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Arts ▁Festival ▁during ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁ ▁Other ▁select ▁American ▁performances ▁include ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁Center ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁International ▁Kath ak ▁festival ▁in ▁Chicago ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁American ▁Dance ▁Festival ▁( 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ), ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Fol k ▁festival ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area , ▁Ch it resh ▁Das ▁and ▁his ▁Dance ▁Company ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁main st ay ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁dance ▁season ▁and ▁his ▁company ' s ▁home ▁season ▁has ▁included ▁such ▁master pie ces ▁as ▁" G old ▁R ush " ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁" S ad h ana " ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁" E ast ▁as ▁Center " ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁and