Prasanna Rao is for Hans Davis what Harry Houdini or David Copperfield are for magicians, Rao is for hans the Shadow Master per Excellence. He's the "Prince of Shadow".

A few years ago, Hans met him two times and keep a very good souvenir from a wonderful person who perform his Art with passion but especially with love. When Hans was a kid he saw him performing on tv . To meet Mr Prassana Rao and to see him performing in Life was a dream for Hans and later the dream becomes a reality. Hans Davis met Rao in Brussels, and together, they talking a lot about hand shadows.

Mr Prasanna Rao has a great story how he began practice Hand Shadows:

"When Prasanna Rao was a little boy in India, he became very ill and had to remain in bed for long
periods of time. He was forced to stay in his bed.To escape his loneliness, Rao created silhouette profiles of men, birds, and animals with his fingers and hands. At night, when everyone was asleep,
he practiced his shadows with a huricane lamp."