M.D Ramanathan Hall, Palakkad at Navrang National Theatre Festival
19th April 2019 7.30 PM
What
Avataar delves into a virtual world of shifting identities, trivialized emotions, and inane conversations. However hard she tries; she finds it impossible to get to her past to rebuild her lost identity. Did she ever have one, she wonders.
History is replete with tales of domination and conquests, but all of men’s. About women, it remains strangely silent.
The eternal search continues..
– Manu Remakanth in The Friday Review of The Hindu 07-10-2016
Avataar discusses the classical feminist question of her true self conflicting with her created image in the context of social media interactions with its spurious identities! The dramatic text breaks the boundaries of a playscript while the design succeeds in visualising interactions of characters within the cyber space.
Original Concept & Dramaurgy: Rajarajeswari E
Direction: Sudhi Devayani
Set & Light Design: Dr.Shibu S Kotaram, & Rajarajeswari E
Production: Nireeksha Women’s Theatre