Natya Samhita -1
Natya Samhita -1 is a collection of compositions of Guruji Prasanna Kasthuri. This booklet contains dance-songs for Bharathanatyam such as Jatiswarams, Tillanas, Varnams in Kannada. This also includes couple of dance dramas which he wrote and performed. It is a great contribution for Indian classical dance in 21st century.
This book was released on April 15th 2022 in Dallas at Kannada Sahitya Ranga Conference.
Drama and Music Contribution
Drama Creations:
Nanna Muddina Hendti – Performed for Ganeshotsava 1980
Gandhiya Kanasu – Presented for MES College Drama Competition
Pratighatana – A politico-social issue based drama – presented in KIET Polytechnic College – in 1992
Confusionno- Confussionnu – A Kannada Comedy – 2006 in Sangama Kannada Sangha
Mruchchakatika – Drama/Dance production
Chittara – for Kannada Sahitya Ranga - May 2015 - Directed and composed – Kannada Musical
June – July 2015 - Composed music and choreographed three dance dramas for Kannada Sahitya Ranga’s national conference.
Kattale – Belaku – November 7th 2017 – As a part of Kannada Rajyostava – An abstract drama presentation of Padmabhushan Sri Ranga’s drama.
Music/literary Creations:
Guruji has penned more than 20 poems, and composed music to them. He has created music for his own productions and to the productions of his students. He has written more than 15 Jatiswarams, Varnams, Tillanas for Bharatha natyam performances; also created a new dance drama in Hindi on Parvati Kalyan for his daughter - Samanvita's Kathak arangetram
He is a frequent writer to different magazines and text books.