Savitha Sastry is an Indian choreographer and dancer, born in 1969 in Hyderabad. This page lists 3 works credited to Sastry as choreographer, including Soul Cages: The story of life, death and beyond, The Prophet: Destiny. Divinity. Doubt and Yudh: Three perspectives, one truth.
Biography
Savitha Sastry (born 11 August 1969) is an Indian dancer and choreographer best known as an exponent of Bharatanatyam. She is known to experiment with the format of traditional Bharatanatyam by using the techniques of Bharatanatyam to showcase theme-based productions based on novel stories, not based on Indian mythology or religion. Her innovations have been described as 'path breaking' by critics. and she is considered to be a 'renaissance architect' who 'holds the distinction of being the dancer to have brought out a revolution in the way Bharatanatyam is presented after Rukmini Devi Arundale'.
Works choreographed by Savitha Sastry
| Title | Type | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| Soul Cages: The story of life, death and beyond | theatrical production | — |
| The Prophet: Destiny. Divinity. Doubt | theatrical production | — |
| Yudh: Three perspectives, one truth | theatrical production | — |
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