Noteworthy Performances in India....
As one of the leading member of Kadamb performing unit and also as a soloist, Prashant has performed extensively all over India in major dance festivals like Khajuraho, Lucknow, Konark, Krishna Gana Sabha, IIC -Delhi, Habitat, Golkonda, NCPA, Bharat Bhawan and many more…Prashant feels honored to perform his solo presentations for major Sangeet Natak Akademi dance festivals across India in the cities like New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Trivandrum, Calcutta, Baroda, Lucknow and many more which have been widely appreciated both by critics and connoisseurs. Prashant has also been regularly commissioned by various prestigious organization based in India and across the globe to conduct Kathak workshops based on traditional and contemporary approaches.
Prestigious solo performances across the globe....
Erasing Borders, New York
Dance India Festival, Milapfest, UK
Smithsonian Museum,Washington D.C,USA -collaboration with
Prachi Dalal, New YorkDance India Asia Pacific, Singapore
St. Louis Indian Dance Festival, USA
Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, Holland
Kalanidhi Festival, Canada
Museum of Arts and Design, NY
Dancing the Gods - Curated by Rajika Puri & World Music Institute, New York [2015]
and many more across the globe as choreographer-performer...
Press comments
“Essay in aesthetics".............
LEELA VENKATARAMAN, THE HINDU. Dec 2014.
“Parampara - Ek Pravaah' , was an enthralling display of Kathak virtuosity ;.....what amazed me was the grace of Mr. Shah's arms and upper body...Despite his top-speed footwork and its stop-on-a-dime conclusions, his arms moved in waves, rivulets, soft flurishes, always demonstrating calm and ease within brilliance"..........
ALASTAIR MACAULAY....THE NEW YORK TIMES, APR. 2015
“…Prashant has carved a niche for himself as a brilliant dancer and acquired expertise by exploring various intra forms of Kathak, revealing the beauty of Kumudini’s style, which though rooted in traditional Lucknow gharana, appears novel”…………
Dr. SUNIL KOTHARI, THE HINDU, January 2014
"...male Kathak dancers must know the art of changing the energy of a hall from Prashant Shah. He came already immersed in his mood to dance....Prashant's attempt at abhinaya was well executed......................."
VEEJAY SAI, NARTHAKI ,Dec 2014
“Shah’s performance displayed wonderful contrasts, with moments of sharp clarity…..Spinning, he seemed caught up in a whirlwind, looking down upon the audience from a cloud.”….....
ROBERT JOHNSON, The Star Ledger, USA April 2012
“an innovative piece where Prashant and Mayoori danced to same music with different dance style”…………….........
REGINNALD MASSEY., The Dancing Times, 1998, London
“there is another dimension over the technical proficiency & theatrical fluency , and that is their stories........their meanings are expressed through pure dance in a lovely & moving………
ANNE SACKS, Purcell Room, South Bank London : March 1998.