Updated On: 07 November, 2013 07:58 AM IST | | Soma Das
Bharatanatyam danseuse Savitha Sastry's latest dance drama, The Prophet, is based on a story written by her husband AK Srikanth
Bharatanatyam danseuse Savitha Sastry’s latest dance drama, The Prophet, is based on a story written by her husband AK Srikanth. It narrates the story of Devaduta, who lives in the slums of a nondescript town. Following altercations with her abusive father, she starts to hear a voice that spells out the ‘path’ to her. She runs away and starts working in a dance academy and eventually discovers her talent for dancing. She goes on to help the downtrodden with her wealth and as she kept hearing a Voice, which gets her to be known as The Prophet. Post the premiere in Bengaluru, The Prophet is being showcased in Mumbai, and will move on to Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi.
