May 10 2024 to May 10 2024 7 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Kannada | 70 mins | Suitable for all ages ‘Adbhuta Ramayana’ is yet another retelling of the immortal and eternal story of Sita, Rama and Ravana. This production is an adaptation of Kandagal Hanumantha Rao’s four-hour-long musical company theatre production into the language of puppets and Sangeet-natak genre. Framed fantastically as a story within a story where all the characters are aware of their fates in the various versions of the epic, ‘Adbhuta Ramayana’ features Shata Kantha Ravana – a hundred-headed Ravana – who attempts to bring a rift between Sita and Rama with his trickery and illusions. The performance uses traditional devices of the jester/narrator, an eclectic mix of music, song and lights, while using this mythological episode to focus a stronger gaze on our current lives, while the centre of the story remains the colourful and intricate leather puppets.

Directed by Rajani Garud

Adapted by Prakash Garud

Produced by Gombe Mane, Dharwad

Artistes

Rajani Garud Director

Rajani Garud is from Kerekai village, Sirsi, North Canara. A NINASAM graduate in Theatre education, she founded Balabalaga Srujanasheela Shikshana Trust in Dharwad in 1996 for alternative education and Theatre for Education. With a ‘Yakshagana’ background, she is a founder member of Puppet House (Gombe Mane), an expert puppeteer and puppet maker. She has directed plays, puppet shows for children, worked with NINASAM’s Tirugata Drama Repertory, conducted theatre camps, and directed over 25 plays. An accomplished actor, she has played lead roles in plays like Cherry Orchard, Othello, Hamlet under directors like Benivitz, Akshara, Jambe, Bhurucha. She has acted in TV serials, films with Karnad and Kambar. A puppet playwright, she has written and directed works on child labor. A resource person for Kali-Kalisu, UNICEF’s Anganwadi teacher training, and IFA-SRTT’s shadow puppet project, her multi-faceted contributions have enriched Indian theatre and puppetry.

Prakash Garud Playwright

Raghava Kammar Musician