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Bengaluru-based theatre director Venkatesh Prasad has tailored Anupama Chandrasekhar play, When The Crows Go to into Kannada as Kaakadosha. The play, directed by Venkatesh might be staged by the Bangalore Theater Collective, which he co-founded in 2015 with Sushma Rao.
Kaakadosha, Venkatesh says over the telephone amidst rehearsals from JP Nagar, is about in a conventional household in Bengaluru. “It revolves round a widow Sharada and her solely son, Akshay who lives in Mumbai. Anupama’s play additionally attracts inspiration from Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts.“
When The Crows Go to is predicated on a real incident that occurred in 2012, Venkatesh says. “The English unique of the play premiered at Kiln Theatre, London in October 2019, and was directed by Indhu Rubasingham. It’s being staged for the primary time in Kannada.”
A software program engineer, Venkatesh stop the sphere to pursue theatre and has been in Bengaluru for over twenty years.
“Kaakadosha is an exploration of poisonous masculinity inside Indian society. The story oscillates between a comic book portrayal of household dynamics and a uncooked examination of the damaging power of poisonous masculinity. Our play goals to navigate by way of these nuanced layers of narratives, acknowledging its inspiration from real-life incidents.”
Venkatesh commenced his theatre journey with one of many oldest theatre corporations in Bengaluru — Samudaya. He labored with theatre stalwarts together with Prakash Belawadi, MS Sathyu, Abhishek Majumdar, Mohit Takalkar, Sripada Bhat, Pramod Shiggaon, Surrendranath S and Samkutty Pattomkary. He’s additionally the inventive director of Bangalore Theatre Collective.
In theatre, Venkatesh has donned roles as a translator, manufacturing supervisor and stage supervisor. He has represented India as one of many delegates for the Edinburgh Worldwide Theatre Pageant (2015), supported by The British Council.
Regardless that When The Crows Go to, appears like a household drama, Venkatesh says, it explores how patriarchy is deep rooted in our lives and has turn into part of our worth system. “Whereas that is one facet that the play offers with, it additionally talks about violence on girls and explores what makes sure folks violent. These are the weather that captivated me and I made a decision to translate it and stage it. The play might be a sensible presentation with no type of stylisation.”
Author, director Venkatesh Prasad
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Kannada diversifications of Anton Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard and Vijay Tendulkar’s Mitrachi Goshta (A Buddy’s Story), and Kovigondu Kannadaka, primarily based on Slawomir Mrozek’s Charlie are a few of Venkatesh’s earlier theatrical productions. He’s additionally recognized for the thought-provoking, Ondu Preetiya Kathe, stated to be the primary Kannada play exploring a lesbian love story. Venkatesh has acted in movies together with Signalman, Wind Seed, Daatu and Bhagavati Kaadu.
Kaakadosha has a forged that features Shrunga, Gowri Dutt (from Abhinaya Taranga), Nandini Patwardhan (a graduate from Neenasam).
Kaakadosha might be staged on February 22 and 23, 7.30pm at Ranga Shankara. Tickets, ₹200, on BookMyShow and venue.
