About Ram was created with a performance grant from the India Foundation for the Arts and in collaboration with animator Vishal Dar. It is an experimental theatrical piece using excerpts from the Bhavbhuti Ramayana and told through animation, projected images, dance, masks and puppets.
BACKGROUND About Ram was created with a performance grant from the India Foundation for the Arts and in collaboration with animator Vishal Dar. It is an experimental theatrical piece using excerpts from the Bhavbhuti Ramayana and told through animation, projected images, dance, masks and puppets.
SYNOPSIS As the name suggests, the performance is about Ram the Prince exiled by his father along with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman. During which Sita is kidnapped by Ravan the king of Lanka. In this journey and the bloody war that follows with Ravan, Ram became a king, forced to choose between the duty of the throne and the love of his life. He rules alone for the next 10,000 years
Performed at
Russia – ICCR tour 2010
LINZ09–Austria – Festival of European Union Cultural Capital 2009
UNIMA- Austria- Puppet Festival 2009 at Mistelbach, Austria
TAIWAN, The International Puppet Theatre Festival in Kaousiung, TAIWAN in 2007
INDIA, The India International Centre, 2006,
INDIA, India Habitat Centre 2006
Isreal, 12th International Puppet And film Festival,Holon, Isreal.
REQUIREMENTS
Dark performance space-both outdoor and indoor
Lights
DVD Player
LCD Projector- 4000 lumins
Photo Slide Projector with Carousal tray
Qty 2 long poles-(Wood or Metal or Bamboo)-length- 18feet and 15 feet
CEILING FLYBARS OR OTHER HANGING FACILITY FROM THE CEILING .
Untitled Document
Tell your friends about katkatha, be a part of the puppet revolution in India and abroad.
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