Patruni Sastry
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| Born | Patruni Chidananda Sastry December 25, 1992 Kharagpur, West Bengal |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Website | www.sas3dancingfeet.com |
Patruni Sastry, popularly known as Patruni Chidananda Sastry or Suffocated art Specimen.[1][2][3]is a Expressionist Dancer, Performance Artist and drag queen[4]
Biography
Sastry started dancing at the age of 5. He was inspired by Ramya Krishnan from Padayappa in his initial days[5]. Later from the Expressionist movement[6].He later learned Kuchipudi,Bharatanatyam,Odissi,Butoh,Contemporary dance [7]. Sastry was inspired from Daniel Lismore and started performing Tranimal drag[8]. Sastry performed at Hyderabad Literature festival[9], Namma Pride,The Lalit Ashok, Lamakaan[10],Shilparamam, Public Spaces, and also founded Dragvanti[11][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, queer activism and women empowernment[14].Sastry identified himself as gender fluid.[15][16][17]
References
- ↑ Borah, Prabalika M. (30 April 2019). "Dance towards positive thoughts: Patruni Chidananda Sastry" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Pant, Manasi (26 September 2019). "In Conversation With Patruni Chidananda Sastry: Exploring Dance And Sexuality". Feminism In India.
- ↑ "Who Am I: 25-YO Hyderabad Dancer Will Make You Question Gender Norms". 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Rao, Siddharth. "When body becomes a work of art". Telangana Today.
- ↑ "Leading in his own footsteps". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ "Hyderabadi behind India's first virtual space for drag". 19 June 2020.
- ↑ "Celebrating the diversity of drag". Telangana Today.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ publication, FollowGaylaxyIndia's #1 LGBT (30 April 2019). "'Where Art Prevails There is No Scope of Violence' : An Interview with Dancer Patruni Chidananda Sastry".
- ↑ Verma, Vandana (8 August 2018). "A rhythmic battle for equal rights". www.democracynewslive.com.
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