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Where

Rangashankara 

36/2, 8th Cross Road, R K Colony, 2nd Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078, India

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When

23 January 2024
7:00 PM (Strictly no late entry). 

Duration: 70 minutes

About Event

Sparks - Mahabharata Opera Project

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.

*No refund on tickets. *Children under 8 are not allowed. *Unauthorized photography and videography and food not allowed inside the auditorium. 

Mahabharata Opera Project a musical theater work by Riccardo Nova based on the great Indian epic “Mahabharata”, is promoted by ADF Alain Danielou Foundation produced by Kama Productions and Ensemble MusikFabrik in collaboration with Attakkalari Centre for Movement Arts and Quattrox4.
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Mahabharata opera project

CREDITS

MUSIC

Riccardo Nova

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)

DIRECTION

Giorgio Barberio Corsetti

PERFORMERS

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

CHOREOGRAPHY

Jayachandran Palazhy

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Riccardo Biadene

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Venue

Event Location

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Ranga Shankara
36/2, 8th Cross Rd, R K Colony, 2nd Phase, J. P. Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078

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Email us

festival@attakkalari.org
info@attakkalari.org

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Call us

(+91) 98860 45187
(+91) 89044 16003

Artists

Artists

Mahabharata opera project

SCENES & MORE

Mahabharata Opera Project will comprise 3 acts of 65 minutes each. The booklet is composed mostly of Sanskrit texts taken from the Mahabharata and some fundamental mantras taken from the Yajurveda and the Rigveda.

Mahabharata opera project

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