{"id":96687,"date":"2024-09-09T16:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T10:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=96687"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:02:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T10:32:47","slug":"seven-quintessentially-goan-spaces-and-heritage-homes-to-host-theatrical-performances-with-serendipity-out-and-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=96687","title":{"rendered":"Seven Quintessentially Goan Spaces and Heritage Homes to host theatrical performances with Serendipity out and about"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goa Khabar : Seven quintessentially Goan spaces and heritage homes will host two plays, one inspired by Lord Krishna\u2019s fabled mythological friendship with Sudama and the other, a satirical take on an authoritarian system and loneliness experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) 2024\u2019s \u2018Serendipity Out and About\u2019 initiative.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both plays, namely \u2018Jhund\u2019, directed by Chanakya Vyas and \u2018Sakal Jaani He Naath\u2019 by Srinivas Beesetty, present takes on current issues and delve into the contemporary human psyche. The plays, part of phase two of \u2018Serendipity Out and About\u2019 co-curated by Quasar Thakore Padamsee, take contemporary theatre away from the formal stage into intimate Goan heritage spaces, blending old and new storytelling to spotlight modern issues. Padamsee hopes the audience \u201chave a good laugh and also pause and reflect on the plays\u2019 themes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is vital to take the arts and theatre to different parts of Goa. Every part of the state is varied, with different artistic preferences. Although we aren\u2019t able to take sections of the main festival in Panaji to other parts of Goa, Serendipity Out and About enables us to do that,\u201d said Padamsee, also co-curator of the Theatre discipline of the Serendipity Arts Festival 2024.<\/p>\n

Smriti Rajgarhia, director of Serendipity Arts Foundation and Serendipity Arts Festival, further highlighted the significance of SAF\u2019s outreach programme:\u00a0\u201cThis year\u2019s edition of Serendipity Out and About has expanded tremendously since its debut last year. This initiative, by the Serendipity Arts Foundation, is integral to our core ethos which is to take the arts to people of all ages who might face difficulties in otherwise accessing it, in the form of workshops, performances and immersive interactions, and meaningfully engage with them\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018Jhund\u2019, a dark comedy set during the COVID-19 pandemic, explores submission, freedom and betrayal as two strangers negotiate time and space in a room, in the face of an undefined authoritarian threat, is directed by Chanakya Vyas, a Mumbai-based award-winning playwright and director known for crafting innovative plays like \u2018LOO\u2019 that explores class bias and was recently selected at the prestigious New York Indian Film Festival this year. The 60-minute Hindi play, \u2018Jhund\u2019, is inspired by the Polish play \u2018Striptease\u2019 and Gujarati short story \u2018The Crowd\u2019, which resonated with Vyas during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u2018Jhund\u2019 will be performed\u00a0in Dona Paula (Sept 12), Barefoot Caf\u00e9, Parra (Sept 13), Cafe Flashback, Divar Island (Sept 14) and Benaulim (Sept 15).<\/p>\n

The other play, \u2018Sakal Jaani He Naath\u2019, a folk musical, satirically revisits the mythological fable of Lord Krishna and his friend Sudama. The play is directed by Srinivas Beesetty, a theatre-maker and founder of the Bangalore-based theatre company Kahe Vidushak Foundation, who has been instrumental in devising a curriculum framework of theatre and speaking for 40-plus schools in Bengaluru. The folk musical is inspired by Hindi playwright and lyricist Vasant Deo\u2019s play \u2018Sudama ke Chawal\u2019 interspersed with verses from 16th century sage, Narottam Das\u2019s work, \u2018Sudamacharit\u2019.<\/p>\n

The 90-minute play \u2018Sakal Jaani He Naath\u2019 will be performed at The Learning Centre, Moira (Sept 14),\u00a0 Aldona (Sept 15), Silva Heritage, Benaulim (Sept 16) and Barefoot Caf\u00e9, Parra (Sept 17).<\/p>\n

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