Desdemona Roopakam Nataka 

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Desdemona Rupakam, is a concert theatre piece that examines feminist narratives within Shakespeare’s Othello and traditional Indian mythologies. Performed by acclaimed musicians MD Pallavi and Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy, the play is composed of Hindustani , Carnatic and folk music. The sound design of the play is by one of India’s foremost live sound artists, Nikhil Nagaraj. The performance text is a combination of musical score, spoken word poetry and dramatic scene. It has been co written by MD Pallavi, Bindhu Malini , Veena Appiah, Abhishek Majumdar, Irawati Karnik and also comprises of the original text of Shakespeare’s Othello . The play also comprises of poetry by Tishani Doshi. The performance uses multiple forms such as Yakshagana, Hari katha , YellamaNata and contemporary idioms to tell the story . Desdemona Rupakam questions the absence of female voices that could have provided a deeper insight into the life of Desdemona and thereby challenging the erasure of any resistance from Desdemona as she is killed by Othello. The play in it’s elaboration of traditional Indian myth examines the differences of register and agency that women have had in important narratives about them. Desdemona Rupakam is produced by the Nalanda Arts Studio , an independent arts studio working across forms of art practice and research.

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Date :- 16th and 17th July 2022

Time :- 6:30 PM

Location :- Natana Rangashale, Ramakrishna Nagar, Mysuru

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