{"id":17783,"date":"2017-07-25T15:44:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T15:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=17783"},"modified":"2017-07-26T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T15:18:15","slug":"kuchipudi-dancer-prashanthi-harathi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/kuchipudi-dancer-prashanthi-harathi\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyderabad Goes Gaga over Kuchipudi Dance of Prashanthi Harathi and Her Disciples from USA"},"content":{"rendered":"
The City of Hyderabad drank to the ecstasy of Kuchipudi dance performance by Prashanthi Harathi, an eminent Indian American choreographer and dance instructor, on a breezy Sunday evening this month<\/strong>. Prashanthi Harathi, a Portland-based Kuchipudi exponent, travelled along with her troupe all the way from the northwest US to India to mesmerize her admirers and classical dance lovers in Hyderabad City.<\/p>\n When the sun was setting behind skyscrapers of Hi-Tech City sprinkling a plenty of red and orange hues all over the skyline, Prashanthi Harathi and her students from USA graced the amphitheater at Shilparamam, a hub of fine arts and performing arts in Hyderabad<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong> With the audience pouring in, the Indian American Kuchipudi exponent inaugurated the program with a numinous tribute to Lord Ganesh and Goddess Saraswati. Ritwika Petluri, one of her disciples, accompanied her in the inaugural performance.<\/p>\n