Patruni Sastry | |
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| Born | Patruni Chidananda Sastry December 25, 1992 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Dancer, Drag Artist, performance artist |
| Website | www.sas3dancingfeet.com |
Patruni Sastry, popularly known as Patruni Chidananda Sastry or Suffocated art Specimen is a Expressionist Dancer[1], Performance Artist [2], Visual Artist[3], Model and drag queen .
Biography
Sastry started dancing at the age of 5. He was inspired by Ramya Krishnan from Padayappa in his initial days[4]. Later from the Expressionist movement[5] .He later learned Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam [6], Odissi, Butoh[7], Contemporary dance [8]. Sastry was inspired from Daniel Lismore, Austin Young and started performing Tranimal drag[9]. Sastry performed at Hyderabad Literature festival, Namma Pride ,The Lalit Ashok, Lamakaan[10],Shilparamam, and in many other Public Spaces[11]. He founded Dragvanti[12] and also acted in a short film 'Polar Night' which is based on the Polar Night effect by Rakesh Asileti[13]. Sastry uses dance to talk about social topics such as sex education[14], queer activism and women empowerment . Sastry identified himself as gender fluid.[15]
References
- ↑ Borah, Prabalika M. (30 April 2019). "Dance towards positive thoughts: Patruni Chidananda Sastry" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ Rao, Siddharth. "When body becomes a work of art". Telangana Today.
- ↑ Authors, Multiple; Nampoothiri, Hareesh N.; P, Praveen Kumar; B, Priyanka; Lakshmi, T. Reddi (21 April 2020). "Artograph Vol 02 Iss 01 (2020 Jan-Feb)". NEWNMEDIA™ – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Who Am I: 25-YO Hyderabad Dancer Will Make You Question Gender Norms". 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "Patruni Chidananda Sastry on expressionist form of dance, and how it can give a voice to communities - Living News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 27 August 2018.
- ↑ Chakravorty, Reshmi (31 July 2018). "Demystifying a taboo". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ "This 25-year-old classical dancer is integrating the distressing Japanese art form, Butoh with Bharatanatyam". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Meet the Hyderabad dancer who is unboxing gender, one step at a time". Hindustan Times. 4 August 2018.
- ↑ Reid-Smith, Tris (19 March 2020). "How a 27-year-old queer Indian brought drag to their city". Gay Star News.
- ↑ "Leading in his own footsteps". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "India's drag queens put politics front and center". Nikkei Asia.
- ↑ "DragVanti: How India's first drag website aims to encourage the art form". Lifestyle Asia India. 19 June 2020.
- ↑ Borah, Prabalika M. (17 April 2020). "COVID-19: 'Polar night' is a short film on loneliness during lockdown" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "How to Learn About Sex Through Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi and Odissi". www.vice.com.
- ↑ "It took me 23 years to finally realise that I am gender fluid - Times of India". The Times of India.
External links
- Unboxing Gender | Chidananda Sastry Patruni | TEDxMLRIT
- Dance with Data | Patruni Chidananda Sastry | TEDxIBABangalore
- Etimes
- Radio Interview
- Podcast Interview
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