The film explores the moment of imaginative intersection of two seventeenth century classical artistic tradition- Shakespearean tragedy and South Indian dance form- Kathakali. Giving birth to a hybrid performance merging the epitome of English literature and the quintessence of Indian art. Situated in an ambivalent dramatic space, the Shakespearean English, as a symbol of a colonial language, collapses into the classical renderation of an orthodox dance form.
Credits
Directed, produced & written by: Ashish Avikunthak
Cast: Arjun Raina
Cinematography: Setu
Editing: Neeraj Voralia
Sound Recording: Julius Basaiawhoit
Sound Design: Rishi Oberoi
REVIEWS
Technical Specifications
Color: Color
Format: 16mm
Runtime: 18 Minutes
Year: 2002
Selected Screenings
2014 Plan9, Gallery Fotografic, Prague
2014 Rice University Chao Film Festival, Houston
2010 Royale with Cheese, Aicon Gallery, London
2009 Gallery Chatterjee & Lal, Bombay
2006 "Desire under Banyan: Beyond Bollywood", Pacific Film Archive, UC Berkeley
2005 Retrospective of Indian Documentaries, Cinema-Nova Brussels
2004 "Shakespeare in Asia", Conference on Theatre, Stanford University
2002 "Dance in South Asia", Conference on Performance, Swarthmore College