About The Event
Playwright: Mike Kenny
Adapted & Directed by Rashmi Ravikumar
Adapted from the Play: Walking On The Tightrope
Produced by jijji Collective
Devised by Soundarya Nagraj, Shradha Raj, Bharath Dingri, Varun Marichi
Art: Kali
Lights: Manju Narayan
Dramaturgy & Stage Mgt: Laxmi Priya
Puppetry: Debosmita
Set Design: Hamsa Nadey
Songs Compostition: Bharath, Soundarya, Varun, Rashmi
Therapist onboard: Sannidhi Surop
The play performance will be followed by a 20-30 minute "Expressive Arts Circle"
About Palti:
Palti (Somersault) is a heartwarming tale that deals with grandparents, grandchildren and grief. Based on Mike Kenny`s `Walking on a tightrope`... this play looks at ways to hold grief lightly yet meaningfully. The play is translated to Kannada and adapted to the Colloquial Context.
Taata (Grandad) has been tasked with the heavy duty of talking about death to putti (his grand daughter). Through metaphor, cyclical prose and poetry, Kenny has been able to capture the process of grief, children go through. The play stays true to a child’s perspective through repetitive questioning, magical thinking and sensing of emotional shifts in the household atmosphere. We hope through all of this, the play holds space and opens up safe ways to process heavy feelings for the little ones through art and storytelling.
