Event Details

  • Start Date 01/23/2024
  • Start Time 19:30
  • End Date 01/23/2024
  • End Time 20:40
  • Location Ranga Shankara
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As part of Attakkalari India Biennial 2024, the grand world preview of Sparks – Mahabharata Opera Project, produced by Kama Productions with Ensemble MusikFabrik, in collaboration with Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts, presents a unique musical theatre experience based on the revered Indian epic Mahabharata. Set to the composition of maestro Riccardo Nova, directed by Giorgio Barberio Corsetti and choreographed by Jayachandran Palazhy, the 70-minute production promises an enthralling display of artistic brilliance. This contemporary interpretation of selected sections of Mahabharata embarks on a European tour afterwards, gracing the esteemed Roma Europa Festival among others.

Sparks – Mahabharata Opera Project is promoted by Alain Danielou Foundation and brought to you by Kama Productions, Ensemble MusikFabrik and Fattore K, in collaboration with Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts and Quattrox4, supported by the Consolato Generale d’Italia Bangalore, the Goethe Institut, and Unione Induista Italiana, with the patronage of ISMEO.

Credits:

MUSIC: Riccardo Nova
DIRECTION: Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
CHOREOGRAPHY: Javachandran Palazhy
MUSICIANS:

Varijashree Venugopal (vocal)
BC Manjunath (Mridangam)

Guru Prasanna (Khanjira)
ENSEMBLE MUSIKFABRIK
Marco Blaauw (trumpet, conch shell) Christine Chapman (horn,
conch shell) Sara Cubarsi (violin, viola d’amore)

PERFORMERS:
Hemabarathy Palani, Marianna Biadene, Alessandro Anil,
Shivranjan N.S, Snighda Prabhakar, Pathum Darhmaratna,
Clara Storti, Caterina Boschetti, Lorenzo Covello
Executive Producer Riccardo Biadene

**Strictly no late entry. No refund on tickets. Children under 8 are not allowed. Unauthorized photography and videography and food not allowed inside the auditorium. Free seating. All Ranga Shankara rules apply.