Dr Vasumathi Prasad
Dr. Vasumathi Prasad is an accomplished Bharatanatyam danseuse, choreographer and avid teacher. She began training from an early age in this dance form, and later as a disciple of renowned Smt. Chitra Visweswaran, taking part in several of her Guru’s group productions. She pursued her interest right through her medical studies and profess
Dr. Vasumathi Prasad is an accomplished Bharatanatyam danseuse, choreographer and avid teacher. She began training from an early age in this dance form, and later as a disciple of renowned Smt. Chitra Visweswaran, taking part in several of her Guru’s group productions. She pursued her interest right through her medical studies and professional practice. She has given several performances in India and later in the USA. Over the past decade, settled in Bristol, UK, she has dedicated herself full time to her passion. Vasumathi has been running her school in Bristol, with her students regularly performing at community, cultural and temple events in the South West and Midlands. She focuses her efforts towards preserving the tradition and purity of the dance form, while at the same time adapting and improvising within the limits of the style.
Being active in various local charity, as well as South Asian, forums, she has been teaching her students with a community and cultural orientation. Last year, she was honored as Natyakala Visharath through Tamil Association by Minister of Co-ordination, Indian High Commission, UK. As she is a volunteer working with special needs pupils at the local school, she is exploring ways in which various aspects of practice of this dance form can have beneficial effects on these youngsters.
Keen to popularize the style and works of her illustrious teacher, she has maintained close connect with her alma mater. This has been now formalized in the form of affiliation of PraNartana School of Indian Classical Dance to Chidambaram Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA), Chennai, with the blessings of her guru. This has paved the way for her students to be associated with the legend and her institution, facilitating collaboration for enhanced learning and opportunity to showcase talent to a wider forum.
Shri Srinivas Hirimagalur
Shri Srinivas Samanna Hirimagalur started learning Bharathanatyam at the young age of 5. His interest and passion for the dance form was nurtured by his Guru, Trichur Surendranathan, whose encouragement and meticulous training helped Srinivas perform his Arangetram at the age of 13 in Chennai, India. While in school, Srinivas performed o
Shri Srinivas Samanna Hirimagalur started learning Bharathanatyam at the young age of 5. His interest and passion for the dance form was nurtured by his Guru, Trichur Surendranathan, whose encouragement and meticulous training helped Srinivas perform his Arangetram at the age of 13 in Chennai, India. While in school, Srinivas performed on a number of occasions and at events, as well as featured on an episode of ‘Nadana Arangam’ aired on Doordarshan, Chennai.
After a long hiatus, Srinivas rekindled his interest in the dance form while in the UK and started learning again from Dr. Vasumathi Prasad, who was teaching his daughters Bharatanatyam at the time. Since then, he has performed at various events in the UK along with the students of PraNartana dance school, and performed alongside his daughters at their Arangetram in 2018 in Bangalore. Over the last two years, he has been assisting Dr. Vasumathi Prasad as an Honarary faculty member of the dance school and continues to nurture his passion for dance.
