Hi everybody. It feels very good to blog after a long gap.
Evam is a theatre group with few enthusiastic youngsters as members and they give real good plays in the c
ity of Chennai. Evam, in April 2009 introduced Surabhi, a theatre group from Hyderabad with a total members of 63 artistes from the age group of 1-1/2 to 60+ to Chennai theatre fans. It is strange to believe that they live together as one family at Hyderabad doing their routine as students, employees, home makers etc according to their age, but all in one common profession, ie acting in stage dramas.
Surabhi has completed 120 years of existence as of now.
We were given to understand the artistes get a complete exposure to the stage, in the form of doing their own make up, preparing the back drops, painting the screens, singing in their own voice, monitoring the trick shots and managing the back-stage during the play. Above all any one can play any role if need be.
This troupe gave a visual treat on 25th and 26th April to the Chennai audience by enacting two legendary plays, namely, Pathala Bhairavi and Maya Bazaar, both in Telugu. The Music Academy hall was overflowing both the days. The audience were fully receptive though the language was the local Tamil.
The two plays had mythology, storyline, comedy, music, trick-shots and the presentation was spectacular.
It was news that Maya Bazaar movie came later as an adoption of this play of Surabhi.
Many VIPs viewed the plays both days.
The head Sri. R. Nageswara Rao said that they pref
er Mythology as the subject, because there is scope for heavy costume, colour, meaningful songs and trick-shots which will enthrall the audience.
One of the VIP visitors Smt. Padma Subrahmaniam had all appreciation for the artistes and invited them all to her Bharathamuni Foundation for Asian Culture at ECR Chennai.
I have given a glimpse of the above two splendid stage performances as video clippings.
Video 1. Kalavaramaye Madilo (Pathala Bhairavi)
Video 2. Gadodgaj and Abhimanyu Fight. (Mya Bazaar)
Video 3. Gadodgaj as Maya Vatsala dancing. (Maya Bazaar)
Please enjoy.
ity of Chennai. Evam, in April 2009 introduced Surabhi, a theatre group from Hyderabad with a total members of 63 artistes from the age group of 1-1/2 to 60+ to Chennai theatre fans. It is strange to believe that they live together as one family at Hyderabad doing their routine as students, employees, home makers etc according to their age, but all in one common profession, ie acting in stage dramas.Surabhi has completed 120 years of existence as of now.
We were given to understand the artistes get a complete exposure to the stage, in the form of doing their own make up, preparing the back drops, painting the screens, singing in their own voice, monitoring the trick shots and managing the back-stage during the play. Above all any one can play any role if need be.
This troupe gave a visual treat on 25th and 26th April to the Chennai audience by enacting two legendary plays, namely, Pathala Bhairavi and Maya Bazaar, both in Telugu. The Music Academy hall was overflowing both the days. The audience were fully receptive though the language was the local Tamil.
The two plays had mythology, storyline, comedy, music, trick-shots and the presentation was spectacular.
It was news that Maya Bazaar movie came later as an adoption of this play of Surabhi.
Many VIPs viewed the plays both days.
The head Sri. R. Nageswara Rao said that they pref
er Mythology as the subject, because there is scope for heavy costume, colour, meaningful songs and trick-shots which will enthrall the audience.One of the VIP visitors Smt. Padma Subrahmaniam had all appreciation for the artistes and invited them all to her Bharathamuni Foundation for Asian Culture at ECR Chennai.
I have given a glimpse of the above two splendid stage performances as video clippings.
Video 1. Kalavaramaye Madilo (Pathala Bhairavi)
Video 2. Gadodgaj and Abhimanyu Fight. (Mya Bazaar)
Video 3. Gadodgaj as Maya Vatsala dancing. (Maya Bazaar)
Please enjoy.
