The performance is called Anamika . It is an “exploration of contemporary relevance of traditional Indian art forms and modern theatre,” explains Meghna Das, a young Odissi dancer, who has conceptualised and directed the production. It will be an amalgamation of three classical Indian dances – Bharatanatya (Preethi Bharadwaj), Kathak (Pooja Pant) and Odissi (Meghna Das) with theatre (Lekha Naidu) and will be performed in English. This collaborative project features three mythological characters – Radha, Draupadi and Devaki.
“The story revolves around these three mythological women and their relationship with Krishna. And their lives is seen through the eyes of a modern Indian woman called Anamika (the one with no name),” explains Meghna, who started learning Odissi at the age of four from her mother Sahana Das and now trains under Madhulita Mohapatra.
The production, explains Meghna, came from my study of “ Bhakti poetry. I loved the concept that god can be accessible and is in the things that you love. So my journey started there. I started searching for passion in everyday things. We came down to three characters – Devaki, Draupadi and Radha – all of whom are connected with Krishna. We explore their relationships with him as a mother, lover and a woman in distress."
Anamika - Searching for Krishna , scripted and directed by Meghna Das will be staged on December 7 at Alliance Francaise at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets, priced at 300, will be available at the venue and bookmyshow.com
