Thursday, January 18, 2007

"Khaadalin Shakti" - The rehearsal


Muthu as Radha with Umesh as Mangai in the first piece: "Hariomeo & Manjuliet" - a short satire on modern, and perhaps, not so modern, weddings.


Hari as the hyper control freak Manju who wants everything her way, and gets it no matter what!


Ashwyn as the hapless Hari, who cannot really run away... because he loves...


Kamal and Swathi play multiple roles, including Yama and Savitri, in this presentation of text from William Buck's Mahabharata. The piece is Savitri & Satyavan - a beautiful story of love, sacrifice and truth.


Kamal as the Lord Yama come to take Satyavan's soul but finally gives it back to Savitri after finding a friend in her.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Our First Attempt at Shakespeare


Remember this guys? Hamlet, Antony & Cleopatra, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the very first attempt at Savitri and Satyavan.


Mathan and Madan. I thought it was a very moving piece. I wonder what Mathan and Madan thought.


Here's the megalomania... with a conscience... caught in a moment of vulnerability and humanity. Mathan as Claudius in Hamlet.


Madangopal as the too-much-thinking Prince Hamlet... agonising over whether he should avenge his father's death by killing his usurping uncle Claudius.


Lovers falling all over the place. Wish I had videoed this. It was really good! The chaotic lovers scene in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Our First Major Shakespeare


Looking at this I remember the intensity in which we worked on it. For a longer article, go to "Confidence and Imagination".