An Evening of Indian Classics Re-imagined
November 4 – 20, 2016 Both Shows Every Night!
Location : Theater for the New City | 155 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Location : Theater for the New City | 155 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
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COMBO PRICE : $70 (SAVE $30)
Devdas - A Dance SpectacleSet in India’s hyper-competitive and hyper-masculine reality dance competition world – the story of the two women who coveted both, the main prize and the man.
The iconic Indian tale has always had a man at the center of it – Devdas – the symbol of love and loss. The story of the tragic hero is told from the point of view of the women who loved him in this ballet set in modern India. Through the use of original music composed by Aalap Desai and innovative Indo-contemporary choreography by star choreographer Swarali Karulkar, Junoon Performing Arts brings to the stage the oldest Indian love story, as its never been seen before, where women rule, and love and loss is just a transaction. |
Chokher Bali - An Eternal StoryAn exploration of the life of widows in 20th century Calcutta and one widow in particular, Binodini, who finds herself entangled in a forbidden love triangle. Adapted by Dr. Partha Chatterjee from Rabindranath Tagore’s novel.
The story about female desire in the domestic sphere is adapted as a Greek tragedy. Through the conventions of staging the story as a tragedy, we capture the world of 20th century Bengal as it relates to the world now. With the use of world music and movement by renowned choreographer Rujuta Vaidya and director Arpita Mukherjee, Junoon performing Arts presents Tagore’s most daring tale as an alive and present, contemporary work of art. |