Thursday, January 30, 2014

Traditional Indian Theatre best understood through 'Ballet'


 Went to a theatre production of one of the core Hindu 'parables' or stories. The entire story was enacted through body language especially facial and upper body movements. Amazing! We had no idea except for a short English synopsis what it was about but the four players brought the entire story to light. And their costuming and makeup were incredible. We even got to watch them 'do' their make up prior to the show. Best way to describe how we approached the show was like going to ballet in our world.




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