Shree Rama Prateeksha comes to Bengaluru
The Bengaluru-based theatre group Prabhat Kalavidaru is reviving its acclaimed dance ballet 'Shree Rama Prateeksha' after a 15-year hiatus. The production, which explores the Ramayana through the perspectives of characters like Sita and Hanuman, has been updated with modern lighting and English subtitles.
Why it matters
The revival highlights the evolution of traditional Indian performing arts and their efforts to remain relevant to modern, diverse audiences.
Bengaluru-based theatre group Prabhat Kalavidaru was the first troupe of its kind in South India to use pre-recorded music in its performances, back in the 1960s, says Harrish Prabhat, Managing Director and the grandson of Harikatha Vidwan Gopinath Das, who founded the troupe. According to him, Gopinath Das, “got a lot of opposition from many theatre stalwarts for not using live music.”
But they soldiered on, and now it is all set to present Shree Rama Prateeksha, an acclaimed dance ballet based on Valmiki’s Ramayana , which premiered in 1988 and has been performed over 500 times, since then.
Produced by GoBrahma, the Shree Rama Prateeksha is a story told from many perspectives, shedding light on the patience of characters such as Ahalya, Sita, and Hanuman, deferring to their perspective in relation to Rama, the leading figure.
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