Ratan Thiyam's "When We Dead Awaken" - US Tour
on March 4 - 5, 2011 at Washington DC
On March 7 2011 at New York City
Chorus Repertory Theatre *
Chorus Repertory Theatre (Manipur)
When We Dead Awaken
Directed by Ratan Thiyam,
March 4 - 5, 2011
Kennedy Center, Washington DC
Selected for its universal human themes of death and resurrection, When We Dead Awaken directed by writer, director, and actor Ratan Thiyam puts an Eastern twist on Henrik Ibsen's final play of the same name.
Chorus Repertory Theatre's production revolves around the buried symbolism in names and occupations. A sculptor who has grown cold to his wife is led to climb a great mountain by an intriguing woman.
But the monolith proves to be too much for the sculptor in this enigmatic play that hints that when we wake up to our reality, there is little around to recognize. In this adaptation, scenes from the original play have been picked up and interpolated, without distorting the original idea and using unaltered dialogues from the original text.
Performed in Manipuri with English surtitles. A free Explore the Arts discussion follows the performance on March 4.
Web Link here.
Chorus Repertory Theatre: Orchids of Manipur
Mar 7, 2011
7:30pm to 9:00pm
Asia Society, New York
One of India's most celebrated theater companies—led by Ratan Thiyam, hailed as a “genius” by the New York Times—performs an evening of classical and folk traditions involving music, dance and martial arts of Manipur, India. Bordered by Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Burma, Manipur is one of the world's most isolated and unfamiliar areas, rich in centuries-old artistic traditions.
Web Link here
Read more on Ratan Thiyam here
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