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Prasanna Thothadri

Born
March 5, 1985 (1985-03-05) (age 23)
Tamil Nadu, India

Influenced by
Mrs. Malathy thothadri

Dance is life for Prasanna Thothadri, who is the raising Bharatanatyam dancer in India . She started training in Bharatanatyam even before she started talking fluently and now she has attained such proficiency as to choreograph and perform.

Contents

1 Early years
2 Arangetram
3 Solo presentation
4 Group presentations
5 See also
6 External links
7 References

Early years

Prasanna performed at the age of 3 in front of an august audience and won wide appreciation. She emerged as Goddess Meenakshi from the “Agni Kundam” and enthralled the audience with her graceful dance movements. Ever since, she has been participating in all major dance dramas and thematic presentations of kalasagara.

Arangetram

She performed her Arangetram in 1999. She performs regularly during the Dance festival in Chennai. She has also performed in Sabhas and other places such as Kolkatta, Pudukkottai, Devakottai, Chidambaram, Tirupathi, Pollachi and Kanchipuram.

She has the following performances to her credit.

Solo presentation

Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha
Rasika Ranjani Sabha
Mylapore Fine Arts Club
Pollachi Tamil Isai Sangam
Salangai Oli Trust
Nritayanjali Trust
Sri Kapali Fine Arts
Nungambakkam cultural Academy
Pushpanjali Trust
Fine Arts Festival
Thyaga Brahma Gana sabha
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

Group presentations

Chidambaram Natyanjali Dance Festival
Pollachi Tamil Isai Sangam
Sri Kapali Fine Arts
Devakkottai kandar Sashti Vizha
Pudukkottai Samasthanam
Kanchi Mutt
Vadapalani Murugan temple - Kandar Sashti Vizha
TTD Brahmotsavam Festival
Government of India 50th Independence Day Golden Jubilee Celebrations

She has also taken part in several corporate events presented by Kalasagara . She has been a regular performer at school and college and has won prizes in several interschool and intercollegiate competitions. She has choreographed and performed contemporary dances for school and college functions and those have been greatly received.

Her performance as Goddess Kali in the french play ” Vikatakavi” presented by L’Alliance Francais de Madras won rave reviews from the public.

Prasanna has also had training in carnatic vocal music to help her understand and appreciate dance better. She has sung at the VDS Arts Academy and has also performed at the High gate Hill Murugan temple in London and Mandapa, a cultural organization at Paris.