Kaavad Katha
San Jose, Dec 2018
Produced by: Still Space Theatre
Presented by: EnActe Arts
Written By: Akshay Gandhi
Visual Art: Rohit Bhasi
Project Artistic Director: Akshay Gandhi
Executive Director, Still Space Theatre: Anita Gandhi
The story of gate-keepers of Kaavad, whose identities are hidden inside Kaavad leads us into the world of mythical, folklore land, where space and time has been intertwined intrinsically. A powerful king – “Mahabali” is on his way to destroy and re-curate the three worlds, and the tales are weaved around our protagonists Ram & Rahim’s attempt to stop him. Each tale with-in then explores the multi-facet idea of Maya and how it drives and triggers every aspect of tales and metaphorical our lives. The work, mostly written in Hindi verses, delves into various philosophical questions and human emotions, like duality, passion, love, bravery, moral dilemmas, companionship etc. The performance is a result of extensive collaborations between theatre makers, visual artists, musicians, and designers to re-imagine the world of Kaavad katha.
Sponsors:
Palo Alto Networks
Jupiter Research Foundation
Nutanix
Bahwan Cybertek
Accenture
Sunera Technologies
Xoriant
Multicoreware
Shasta Foods
Lasya Art
Mantra India
Chaat Bhavan
Institute for South Asia Studies UC Berkeley
Radio DeHottie Media Mahima
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