Akshayambara

Work:: Akshayambara (S918631995)

Akshayambara is an experimental play that uses modern theatrical tools and the dance drama form of Yakshagana to create a contemporary narrative that raises questions on female representation and male ownership. A male artiste in ?Streevesha' plays ?Draupadi' while in a tradition-defying move a woman is cast as the ?Pradhana Purushavesha' of the ?Kauravas.' What happens to the interpretation of gender when a man plays the streevesha and the purushavesha is played by a woman? Who is the real woman and who is the real man? When tradition can accept a man as a streevesha, can that same tradition accept a woman as a purushavesha?

Author

Sharanya Ramprakash

Listing:: L975810062

Blue Room, Level 1 Royal Festival Hall

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Production details

In Kannada with English subtitles. Blue Room, Level 1 Royal Festival Hall