About The Event
In a rapidly changing India, young Bejul and those around him navigate their dreams, desires, dilemmas while also negotiating caste and class. An operatic satire, written and performed fully in poetry and songs about young Ambedkarite experiences, Kavan attempts to encapsulate the rapidly changing India we see around ourselves - a country with mounting ambition, full of contradictions. Where do we go when the boundaries between right and wrong, sacred and profane, personal and universal are blurred?
Writers: Siddharth Pratibhawant, Sudhesh Jadhav, Pravin Mukta,
Priypal Dashantee, Irawati Karnik, Dhammarakshit Randhive,
Amruta Todarmal, Apurva Kadam, Abhishek Majumdar
Director: Abhishek Majumdar
Kavan an Ambedkarite Opera Cast and Credits list:
Yalgaar Sanskrutik Manch and Nalanda Arts Studio present Kavan - an Ambedkarite play
Supported by NYUAD Arts and Humanities and co-commissioned by The Arts Center at NYUAD
Performed by:
Siddharth Pratibhawant
Pravin Mukta
Priypal Dashantee
Dhammarakshit Randhive
Amruta Todarmal
Apurva Kadam
Songs and Playtext :
Siddharth Pratibhawant
Sudhesh Jadhav
Pravin Mukta
Priypal Dashantee
Irawati Karnik
Dhammarakshit Randhive
Amruta Todarmal
Apurva Kadam
Abhishek Majumdar
Music composed by :
Siddharth Pratibhawant
Priypal Dashantee
Pravin Mukta
MD Pallavi
Dhammarakshit Randhive
Apurva Kadam
Story: Sudesh Jadhav
Music composer, music supervisor, music arranger and sound design: Pallavi MD
Music arrangement: Dhammarakshit Randhive, Siddharth Pratibhawant
Dramaturgy: Irawati Karnik and Jocelyn Clarke
Music production, background score and sound design: BamBoy
Producer and Production Manager: Veena Appiah
International producing: Veena Appiah and Karishma Bhagnani
Choreography: Diya Naidu
Associate Director: Neel Sengupta
Assistant Directors: Rituparna Sanyal and Nikhita Singh
Light designer: Niranjan Gokhale
Set Designer: Busshan Patil
Video Designer: Gaurav Singh Nijjer
Costume Designer: Amruta Todarmal
Asst costume designer: Bhakti Dange
Poster Design: Pallavi MD
Production associates: Pratik Chandrakant Patil, Kailas Jadhav, Vijay Kamble
Research: The Ensemble and Tanvi Shah
Archive and publicity design: Shubham Roy Choudhury
Making of Kavan film: Shubham Roy Choudhury and Rahul Bachate
Documentary Film Workshop: Surabhi George
Music Collaborations:
Abdul Asif , Dushyant Deorukhkar
Thanks to :
a. New York University, Global Asia Program
b. Brahma Prakash
c. Komita Dhanda
d. Toral Jatin Gajrawala
e. Bill Bragin
f. Awam Amkpa
g. Mark Swislocki
h. Avneesh Mishra
i. Rangshila Theater Group, Mumbai
j. Nirmik Cultural Center
Age Group 16+ For This Show | With Inter
val
