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Mooki -Dance theatre performance
Sun Dec 22, 5:30 PM
Veena Basavarajaiah
Mooki is a dance-theatre production incorporating dialogue, dance, music, movement, sign language and silence.
Mooki, the kannada word for mute is the title of the piece that is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's short story Subha. The story revolves around a dumb girl who is ironically named Subhashini (which in sanskrit means one with the ability to speak beautifully). This dynamics in the story is used as a metaphor in the piece to address the idea of freedom of speech that democracy claims to bestow upon its people.
The movement vocabulary explores sign language and is also inspired by entities like trees, animals and humans that are not bestowed with the ability to speak.
It looks at how language creates hierarchy within the framework of society with freedom of expression often being reserved to those with power. It looks at how the voice of those communities that are often misinterpreted, translated or seldom heard are often categorized as being marginalized. The piece draws from the experiences of the performers themselves and primarily focuses on how we
have all endured discrimination based on gender and sexuality in silence.
The piece is devised and performed by individuals hailing from diverse fields
and aims to expand the limiting definition of dance and theatre by incorporating text, live music, personal experience and movement. The piece is directed by Veena Basavarajaiah.
Entry - bookmyshow.com or sms 09535671631
Mooki, the kannada word for mute is the title of the piece that is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's short story Subha. The story revolves around a dumb girl who is ironically named Subhashini (which in sanskrit means one with the ability to speak beautifully). This dynamics in the story is used as a metaphor in the piece to address the idea of freedom of speech that democracy claims to bestow upon its people.
The movement vocabulary explores sign language and is also inspired by entities like trees, animals and humans that are not bestowed with the ability to speak.
It looks at how language creates hierarchy within the framework of society with freedom of expression often being reserved to those with power. It looks at how the voice of those communities that are often misinterpreted, translated or seldom heard are often categorized as being marginalized. The piece draws from the experiences of the performers themselves and primarily focuses on how we
have all endured discrimination based on gender and sexuality in silence.
The piece is devised and performed by individuals hailing from diverse fields
and aims to expand the limiting definition of dance and theatre by incorporating text, live music, personal experience and movement. The piece is directed by Veena Basavarajaiah.
Entry - bookmyshow.com or sms 09535671631