Dec 19 2024 to Dec 19 2024 6:30 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

The residents of Ang, a small village in the Himalayan mountains in Ladakh, wake up one morning to find an unusual visitor in their midst. The villagers are angry, very angry, and threaten to kill the visitor. A young lad of the village is the only one who feels that the visitor must be spared. What can he possibly do?

Based on a story by Sujatha Padmanabhan, illustrated by Madhuvanti Anantharajan, published by Kalpavriksh and Snow Leopard Conservancy – India Trust

Credits:
Adapted by Shaili Sathyu and Ritul Singh
Directed by Shaili Sathyu
Production design by Abir Patwardhan
Music by Nihar Shembekar
Light design by Gurleen Judge
Choreography by Prachi Saathi

Cast:
Rigzin Ritul Singh
Ani-ley Jigna Khajuria
Shweta Priyanka Kotwal
Tashi Saurabh Soni
Stanzin / Jigmet / Vet Manoj Kumar Karki
Chorol / Wildlife Officer Preeti Aher
Ama-ley / Rinchen / Maya Barkha Fatnani

Production team:
Music coordination Mithila Lad
Music operation Sagar Landge
Lights operation Adi Shastri
Set assistant Anita Bachan
Backstage Tanya Mahajan, Yashoda Joshi, Mallika Sen Varma, Rupesh Sangale

About Gillo Repertory Theatre

Gillo Repertory Theatre is one of India’s foremost theatre companies working exclusively in the area of Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA).

We create performing arts experiences that engage children and young adults with theatre in particular and the arts in general. Our work, that includes content development, performance and training, creates opportunities for children to develop deep and life-long connections with the arts. We have a group of adult performers who stage short and full length plays for children of different age groups.

Founded in 2009 in Mumbai, we have produced over 30 plays in different languages and staged over 600 shows for more than 130000 children across India. Gillo has a dedicated annual touring calendar that includes performances, workshops and theatre-based engagements in urban and rural spaces, hosted in collaboration with schools, NGOs, cultural organisations, arts festivals, etc.

We focus on creating contextual content especially for children in India, developing value for the performing arts, creating age-specific performances, training performers and making theatre more accessible to children.

Some of our past works include Suar Chala Space Ko (2010), Kyun-Kyun Ladki (2011), Hanuman Ki Ramayan (2012), Taoos Chaman Ki Myna (2013), She-He-Shey (2013), Chidiya, Udd! (2018) and Captain Coconut (2019). Our current productions include Mister Jeejeebhoy and the Birds (2013), Baal Mithai (2022), The Ghost of the Mountains (2022) and Rang Chor (2023), among others.

Gillo actively builds partnerships with organisations working with children, especially those involved in culture and the performing arts, such as schools and learning centres, literature and arts festivals, performing arts venues, community cultural organisations and other theatre groups. Such partnerships enable us to engage with new audiences, and when we have been able to sustain such partnerships, this has nurtured a theatre-going habit amongst children and their care-givers. As a result, we now have regular performances every year in cities such as Pune, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

In 2017, we launched our most ambitious project, “Gillo On The Go”, a travelling theatre for children. Artists travel on a bus for 2 to 4 weeks from place to place (usually outside metro cities), performing for children, in their schools, near their homes and at places where they can reach easily. We also conduct theatre-based workshops for children and teachers. We have so far travelled across Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

Gillo is a member of ASSITEJ India (the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People).

 
Artistes
Sujatha Padmanabhan
Author

Sujatha coordinates the publication of fiction and non-fiction books for children on nature, wildlife and environment in Kalpavriksh, an environment NGO where she is a member. She has also been involved in developing environment education programmes and resources for children and teachers in many places, including Ladakh.
Madhuvanti Anantharajan
Illustrator

Madhu is a researcher in teacher-learning and mathematics education and currently works for Stanford University.
Shaili Sathyu
Writer & Director

Shaili is the Artistic Director of Gillo Repertory Theatre, a Mumbai based organization that specializes in Theatre for Young Audiences. Over the past two decades, she has worked closely with arts organisations and educational institutions across India.
Ritul Singh
Co-writer & Performer

Ritul hails from the city of Lucknow, and is now based in Mumbai where he works with Gillo Repertory Theatre and other companies. He has attended several performing arts workshops and continues training in Kalriyapattyu.
Nihar Shembekar
Music Composer

Nihar is a 3rd generation musician who started as a singer for films like ‘Gadar – Ek Prem Katha’, ‘Jajantaram
Mamantaram’, etc. and went on to do live show performances nationally and internationally with Kalyanji –
Anandji’s ‘Little Stars’. Nihar is currently working full time as a Singer – Composer and has composed for Marathi films, advertisements and jingles. He also performs live shows with his band.
Gurleen Judge
Light Designer

Gurleen works as a writer, director and light designer in the theatre. She has designed lights for several national and international collaborations across theatre, opera and dance such as ‘There is Something in the Water’, ‘Faqueer Nimaana’, ‘Whirlpool’, ‘Lucrece’, ‘La fedeltà premiata’, ‘Chuhal’ among others. She also works in the field of drama in education. She was a recipient of the Vinod Doshi – Tendulkar – Dubey Fellowship Award 2020.
Prachi Saathi
Choreographer

Prachi is an accomplished Bharata Natyam dancer based in Mumbai. She has conceived multi-style classical dance productions like, ‘When the divine dance’, ‘Ritumālya’ and ‘Samanvay’. Her production ‘Ashtaleela’ has been appreciated across India and in New York. She was a part of the dance ensemble for Pandit Ravi Shankar’s opera ‘Sukanya’. Prachi is also a well-established voice artist for the past 25 years.
Abir Patwardhan
Production Designer

Abir is a practicing visual artist, primarily a sculptor, with a keen interest in theatre and film. He studied Art at the M S University in Baroda; enjoys nature thoroughly and a lot of his work is inspired from it. He has a keen interest in TYA and is a founding member of Gillo Repertory Theatre. He has designed several plays since 2010.