Saturday, January 5, 2008
Translucent Umbrellas
characters of Sangathi Arinhya (Have you heard?) - Basheerikka, ettakaali, jameelabibi, abdul khader,mandan muthappa, ottakannan pokkar, ponkurise thoma........The sets are in place and the costumes are flowing. The eve of the festival has come. The run-throughs are happening. The schedules are tight. We are practically running through...
Kalpana and John (our set designers) have stayed away from box sets. So, we have some translucent umbrellas, tire wells, and ladders. The space is set free and we can see the plays string together on stage. Basheer's writings breathes life on stage with a mixed scent of laughter, questions, love, interactions, relationships and genuine emotions.
Sangathi Arinhya, especially, strings together Basheerikka's life charged against the socio-political context. The plays use the true essence of Basheer's wry humour. The smell of Kerala, and the look is growing...
the soldier and Basheer - rehearsals (space: G3)
posted by Perch at 6:26 AM
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