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tour dates | gallery | video clip This world premiere production is an exciting new theatre work by multi-award winning composer Nitin Sawhney and Olivier-Award winning writer Stephen Clark.
“Whirling, stamping, jangling kathak sequences wind up the stage to a thrilling pitch.
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INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY “Angela Davies's set is beautiful - a gleaming gun-metal grey that reflects the vivid tints of Indian light and fabric. ” THE GUARDIAN Mahabharata is the great epic story of ancient India, revealing a mythic world of bloody conflict, magic and beauty.
“Composer Nitin Sawhney and choreographer Gauri Sharma Tripathi create a compelling version of modern Kathak dance-theatre, bending traditional rhythms and steps into ravishing contemporary forms.
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THE GUARDIAN “This production is visually stunning...you can almost taste the heat and colour ” LONDON STANDARD ![]() Now an international cast of 26 singers, dancers and musicians, directed by Stuart Wood and choreographed by leading Kathak exponent and Akram Khan collaborator Gauri Sharma Tripathi, bring Mahabharata vividly to life.
“The setting, designed by Angela Davies, is a splendid steel spiral wall, radiantly lit.
Bolts of silk are used like paint. Miles of fabric unfurl from Krishna's back as multiple arms.
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THE TELEGRAPH “A remarkable account of the world's most complex myth with terrific verve and style. ” THE INDEPENDENT This thrilling story of heroes and gods, a bitter dynastic struggle and an extraordinary love, is seen through the eyes of Draupadi: a woman who defies her destiny to become wife to five brothers and the catalyst for the world's most terrible war.
“The mix of live and recorded music by Nitin Sawhney, dominated by a punchy, virile string sound, is a powerful presence.
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THE INDEPENDENT “Colourful visuals, gorgeous music, lively dance. ” THE TIMES This production revisits the classic tale with a stunning contemporary sensibility. An exhilarating synthesis of music, dance, video imagery and puppetry; Mahabharata is a total theatre experience.
“Nitin Sawhney's splendid Indian rhythms and lovely haunting melodies encapsulate the energy and emotion of the drama.
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THE TIMES A Sadler's Wells Co-Production with Gita Productions Supported by Jerwood Studio at Sadler’s Wells
Take a look at our online gallery showing larger images from Mahabharata. (opens in a new window) 25 - 28 April Sadlers Wells, London 0844 412 4300 www.sadlerswells.com 15 - 19 May Clwyd Theatr Cymru 0845 330 3565 www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk 22 - 26 May Theatre Royal Brighton 08700 606 650 www.theambassadors.com/theatreroyal 29 May - 2 June Manchester Palace 0870 1633402 www.livenation.co.uk/manchester 5 - 9 June Edinburgh Festival Theatre 0131 529 6000 www.eft.co.uk 19 - 23 June Oxford Playhouse 01865 305305 www.oxfordplayhouse.com 26 - 30 June Birmingham Alexandra 0870 607 7535 www.livenation.co.uk/birmingham 3 - 8 July Leicester De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111 www.demontforthall.co.uk |
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