About The Event
As part of Attakkalari India Biennial 2024, the grand world preview of Sparks Mahabharata Opera Project – Mantras, Fights & Threnody, 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 minutes 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 – Mantras, Fights & Threnody 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.
MUSIC & COMPOSITION : Riccardo Nova
DIRECTION : Giorgio Barberio Corsetti
CHOREOGRAPHY : Jayachandran Palazhy
MUSICIANS
Varijashree Venugopal (Vocals)
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
Hemabarathi Palani
Marianna Biadene
Alessandro Anil
Shivranjan N.S.
Snighda Prabhakar
Pathum Darhmaratna
Clara Storti
Caterina Boschetti
Lorenzo Covello
