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Prithvi Theatre November Wed 18, 06:00 pm, 09:30 pm |
| ADISHAKTI'S GANAPATI (English) |
| 1 Hour 15 Minutes (without interval) The performance is an interpretation of the birth stories related to the myths of Ganapati/ Martanda. It is structured in a recurring cycle of creation, celebration, destruction and return, which parallel's the motif in these birth stories. The return is suggested by a re-telling of the myth repeatedly and from different points of view. The aim is to allow its main concern, that of creations and creativity, to be interpreted at a variety of different levels. |
| Director's Note : This production is the result of a collaborative project entitled Music as a Text in Kooddiyattam and Contemporary Theatre. One of the aims of the project was to create a theatre piece employing rhythm as a signifier of content. Diverse notions are suggested in the performance largely through different patterns and textures of rhythms. The verbal text is minimal. And both the verbal text and the aural images are supported by visual cues and images.The rhythms used in this piece have been evolved from the rhythms of Koodiyattam music and folk rhythms from various parts of South Asia. Adishakti : Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Art Research, Puducherry, India is a theatre, music, dance and shadow puppetry troupe and a locus for hybrid performing arts. It is the home from which national and international performances, workshops, artist exchanges and research are generated. Adishakti defends a holistic view of theatre arts and seeks to recover systems of craft, artisinal activity, architecture and design, indigenous medicine and environmental awareness germane to most traditional performance cultures. Adishakti also connects traditional arts to contemporary arts practice - and rural forms to metropolitan expressions. Adishakti's holistic view of theatre finds expression in its campus, which is a cultural hub in the lap of nature. Three acres of sylvan surroundings house many heritage structures, an outdoor amphitheatre, an indoor theatre space built to the specifications of the Natya Shastra , the ancient treatise on theatre -- with contemporary acoustic paneling. The landscape is dotted with fruit trees and vegetable plantations – all organically grown. There are three sacred groves, { sarpa kavu} which have been nurtured in the traditional way and many trees mentioned in ancient texts are flourishing at Adishakti. Medicinal herb gardens have been planted in consultations with medicinal practitioners from alternative streams of treatment. In fact Siddha, Ayurveda and Naturopath practitioners are part of Adishakti's visiting faculty and treat its performers and its visitors. Adishakti is currently supported by the Ford Foundation and the R D Tata Trust. |
| Cast : |
| Performer : Vinay Kumar Suresh K Arvind Rane Pascal Sieger Nimmy Raphel Concept/ Director/ Music Arrangement & Choreography Veenapani Chawla Light Designer Jean Legrand |