Performance
Return to Theatre at Ranga Shankara
Ranga Shankara's Return to Theatre campaign, supported by us, continues with Gajanana Yuvakamandala Trust's (Sheshagiri) Vali Vadhe and Phatak Yaksha Samskriti Trust (Karkala)'s Tala Maddale.
Tala Maddale
Phatak Yaksha Samskriti Trust (Karkala)
Kannada | 140 min. | 8+ years
Friday March 19, 2021, at 7.30 p.m.
Tickets at the Ranga Shankara Box Office and www.bookmyshow.com
Synopsis:
The Phatak Yaksha Samskriti Trust (Karkala) presents an evening of 'Tala Maddale', bringing Kavi Devidas's 'Bhisma Parva' to audiences at Ranga Shankara. The presentation will follow the Badagutittu style, prevalent in areas ranging from Udupi to Karwar in Northern Karnataka. The performance is directed by renowned senior Maddale practitioner A P Phatak, who is also the Founder-Director of the Phatak Yaksha Samskriti Trust. Highly learned and experienced in 'Bhagavata', A P Phatak is renowned for the blend of classicism and innovation in his narrative style.
The performance also features veteran practitioners Kolagi Keshava Hegde (Bhagavataru), Prasanna Heggaru (Chende Vadakaru), and singers Shashanka Arnady, V Sankadagundy Ganapathi Bhat, V Umakanth Bhat, Ujira Ashoka Bhat, and Vasudeva Ranga Bhatta. A P Phatak and Kolagi Keshava Hegde also form the Himmela.
'Tala Maddale' is a derived form of Yakshagana. It is one of South India's most ancient and popular forms of storytelling and impromptu debate performance. This rich oral tradition draws its content from mythology, especially stories from the 'Mahabharata' written especially for the artform. Performers make use of humour, philosophy, puns, and sarcasm in the dialogues, resulting in an extremely engaging, non-scripted performance.
Vali Vadhe
Kannada | 75 min. | 8+ years
Based on Kuvempu's 'Shri Ramayanadarshana Kavya'
Directed by: M Ganesh (Udupi)
Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets at the Ranga Shankara Box Office and www.bookmyshow.com
Synopsis:
This play is based on two parts of Kuvempu's 'Shri Ramayanadarshanam' - 'Pundena Agni Saakshi' and 'Neem Sathyavrathaneditam'. In the current context where English is mainstream, the purpose of the play is to give today's generation an insight into relationships and a taste of rich Kannada literature. The evil Vali of Valmiki's 'Ramayana', here turns out to be the one who longs for love and regrets his behaviour just before dying, and wishes for a loving balanced relationship. This play includes elements of Yakshagana, Kalaripayattu, and a Manipuri art form. This is a musically oriented play. While a thinker inside a sentimentalist and a sentimentalist inside a thinker are suffering - an ancient story of India becomes a play to show the depth of love.
Details
Ranga Shankara
No. 36/2, 8th Cross Road
JP Nagar, 2nd Phase
560078 Bangalore
Language: Kannada