A scene from He-ROSE written by Nimmy Raphel.
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A global collaboration in tradition is all the time seen as an intellectually high-yielding enterprise. Mixing the very best of French and Indian theatre, ENSATT lyon of France and Adishakti Theatre of Auroville, got here collectively to current the play HE-ROSE, premiered lately at Alliance Française, Puducherry.
Written by Nimmy Raphel and directed by Vinay Kumar of Adishakti and assisted by Amaud Guennad of ENSATT, HE-ROSE depicted the tragic saga of two mythological heroes, Arjuna from Veda Vyasa’s Bhagavad Gita and Achilles from Homer’s Iliad. The play HE-ROSE was about two personalities from two totally different cultures and was in a liminal realm between glory and tragedy.
HE-ROSE depicted the tragic saga of two mythological heroes, Arjuna and Achilles.
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What Achilles was to the Greeks at Troy, Arjuna was to the Pandavas at Kurukshetra. Although each have been expert warriors they have been initially hesitant to affix the battle. Nevertheless the dying of their pricey ones (Achilles pal and Arjuna’s son) made them wage a battle of revenge. Whereas Achilles was shot lifeless earlier than the Trojan battle was full, Arjuna received the battle.
The play started with thundering sounds of the drum. Wounded and lifeless troopers and wailing ladies and youngsters conveyed the trauma and tragedy of the battle. Because it was an inter-cultural manufacturing, Arjuna was performed by a French actor, and Achilles by an Indian. The portion of the play that was in English had French subtitles and vice-versa.
A scene from He-ROSE. The thundering sounds of the drums, and the wounded and lifeless troopers seen on the perimeters conveyed the trauma and tragedy of the battle.
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Particular Association
HE-ROSE was a shared emotional area of thought and realisation. Among the many actors, Nimmy Raphel as Achilles excelled along with her diction and physique language. Julie Cecchini and Mathilde Briet made an enduring impression with their motion and expression.
François Landureau’s scenography was revolutionary and Vinay Kumar’s course was gripping. The play will subsequent be staged at Varanasi, Delhi, Chandigarh, Pune, and in addition in a number of the neighbouring nations.
A scene from the play He-ROSE, written by Nimmy Raphel.
| Picture Credit score:
Particular Association
