Out of Africa
“A part of India’s soul resides in South Africa as a revered part of our national life” – Nelson Mandela Cape of Good Hope - an idyllic moment “South Africa is not like Africa”, said a fellow traveler from Eastern Europe.
The Vanity of Being Modest
With the D-day for ‘Chains’ - my new production, coming around in just about two months, the level of activity for the artistic direction turns frenetic. Nothing new in that one; the (now) famous ‘Dance of Doubt’ from the ‘The
Of Human Bondage
These quiet moments become choreography The journey of creating content-centric productions has brought me a long way. From the hesitant steps in 'Music Within' , content flirting with the abstract in 'Soul Cages', bold, bright strokes of black, white, and grey
The Great Wall and Beyond..
Click Here For Video My first realisation as I drove down from the Beijing International Airport to my hotel was that China does indeed have more people than India! The city was packed, lines everywhere, whether it be a visit to
The Hobbits – they always walk tall
March 9, 2014 Rehearsal in the morning of the show at the auditorium The children learning the mudra (hand gesture) for 'Prophet' The Birla Auditorium, Jaipur - a sight to behold! Four productions, sixteen countries, fifty cities and over a hundred shows
Our Experiments, Our Truths
'The Prophet' in Bangalore, Oct 20, 2013 Our Experiments, Our Truths At the end of the Chennai performance of ‘The Prophet’, the music composer, Rajkumar Bharati, gave a short impromptu speech, where he commented on how he was challenged to stretch his
Of illusions, perceptions, and percentages
"Has anybody ever seen a dramatic critic in the day time? Of course not! They come out after dark, upto no good." - PG Wodehouse I feel like Don Quixote. I am fighting illusions. And the illusion I keep fighting is
To those I dance for…
Savitha Sastry in 'The Prophet' A blog so close in heels to an earlier blog – this is a first for us! But, with our most ambitious show yet just around the corner, thoughts and ideas cross the minds of our
‘The Prophet’ – What it is, What it is not
Srikanth narrated the story of 'The Prophet' to the Sai Shree Arts team over our (now) traditional post-performance dinner. This was at Bangalore, right after the YUDH performance in March of 2013. The sumptuous fare had to go cold; Srikanth's
Ozymandias
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair"It is strange that I validated my convictions thousands of miles away from where I formed them. India - the country with centuries of artistic history