Roysten Abel’s A Hundred Charmers returns to Bengaluru
Roysten Abel’s musical production 'A Hundred Charmers' is returning to Bengaluru for a performance on July 26. The show features 100 snake charmers playing the traditional 'been' instrument, highlighting the cultural heritage of a community impacted by environmental regulations.
Why it matters
It preserves traditional folk arts and provides a platform for marginalized street performers to showcase their skills in a modern theatrical context.
Bejewelled howdahs on stately elephants, ornately patterned flying carpets and the simple snake charmer with his commonplace basket housing terrifying cargo. India of yore had a romance that has since faded into fables, but one can catch an echo of that past with Roysten Abel’s A Hundred Charmers, which will be staged in Bengaluru on July 26.
The musical which debuted in 2014, features 100 snake charmers performing classic and contemporary tunes on the been , the traditional wind instrument of their profession crafted out of a hollowed-out gourd and bamboo reeds.
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