Prasanna Kasthuriher |
Prasanna is a performer, choreographer, teacher of two great traditional Indian classical dances -Bharathanatyam and Kathak. His art has a pleasant infusion of the key elements of literature, music, and theatre. Prasanna was fortunate to receive training from many great legendary teachers of dance field. The main styles which he received training are from Dr. K. Venkatalakshamma and Smt. Lalita Srinivasan of Mysore style and later in Pandanallur style from Guru Narmada. He attended workshops of Chitra Vishweswaran, T. Mahalingam Pillai, Adyar K. Lakshmanan and Pandanallur GopalaKrishna. He received Kathak knowledge from Guru Maya Rao, a very well known authority in Choreography and took Kathak workshops under Birju Maharaj. Prasanna has performed all around the world and at present is the artistic director of "Soorya Dance Company" in Saint Louis, Missouri. His major credentials include - a rank in Vidwath exam conducted by Karnataka Government, more than a decade of Carnatic music training, a 24 hour non-stop marathon dance feat and a Master's degree in Information Technology. Prasanna's major dance productions include -
Prasanna believes that dance is universal and can include any movement in its vocabulary. Feelings and emotions are the colors which a dancer enjoys painting, with his experience of life to an avid lover of performing arts. Prasanna hails from a family of writers and artists - his father Raghusutha - has published 300 works in Kannada on various subjects, his mother has published 60 social novels, brother - Pulikeshi and sister- Sushma are very good dancers. Prasanna is happily married to Seema, who is a melodious singer, with 10 years of Carnatic Vocal training and has a 4year old daughter, Samanvita, who is already dancing with her tiny feet |