only the soul knows how to sing :Kamala Das Poetry

Metamorphosis Theatre and Films

in collaboration with

St. Andrew`s Centre for Philosophy and Performing Arts

present

ONLY THE SOUL KNOWS HOW TO SING: POETRY OF KAMALA DAS

Kamala Das was born in 1934 in India into an artistic family with a father who was the managing editor of the Daily MathrubhumI and a mother who was a much-respected poetess. She is noted for her honest poems and other writings that cover a wide range of issues. Kamala Das`s taboo-breaking work explores themes of love and betrayal, the corporeal and the spiritual while celebrating female sexuality and remaining deeply

rooted in the poet`s ancestral tradition and landscape. In English, she published six collections of poetry in her lifetime-Summer in Calcutta (1965), The Descendants (1967), The Old Playhouse and Other Poems (1973), Collected Poems vol. I (1984), Only the Soul Knows How to Sing: Selections from Kamala Das (1996), Encountering Kamala (2007)-and her autobiography, My Story (1976). She was recognized with many literary prizes, including the Sahitya Akademi and the Vayalar awards.

A rigorous selection from her oeuvre-six published volumes and other uncollected and previously unpublished poems, published by Penguin Classics in 2014 - Kamala Das: Selected Poems offers a unified perspective on her poetic achievement. ‘Only the Soul knows how to Sing: Poetry of Kamala Das’ is a poetic experience designed by Dr. Omkar Bhatkar using movement, music, and visual aesthetics along with the text.

Cast and Crew : Meeta Bagwe, Preeti Singha, Rekha Shetty, Omkar Bhatkar, Anosh Aibara , Viraj Dey

Designed and Directed by Omkar Bhatkar

A Metamorphosis Theatre and Films Experience