Shobana's Krishna

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Shobana's Krishna - Musical Dance Drama in English
Sunday, May 10th, 2015 - 5:30pm
Smithwick Theater, Foothill College
12345 El Monte Rd,Los Altos Hills,CA 94022

An evening of spectacular works of ace Choreographer,actor and Padmasri awardee Shobana, crafted for lovers of the Avant-garde, Innovative and Classical and Bollywood dancing," Krishna - The Musical" showcases Krishna the man, his philosophy and why he is still Is beyond man’s understanding, all on a canvas of Vrindavan and Mathura to Kurukshetra. It is for this, Krishna will speak out more clearly than shows in the past.

Choreography, Concept & Direction: Padmashree Shobana
Voice overs in English by famous personalities including Surya as Arjuna, Konkona Sen Sharma as Radha, Shabana Azmi as Gandhari, Nandita Dasas as Draupadi, Prabhu as Bheeman, Radhika as Devaki & Milind Soman as Duryodhan.
Sound Engineering: Resul Pookutty
Music Composer: A.R. Rahman
Art: Rajeevan
This dialogue drama was staged on Janmashtami that is to say, on August 22nd 2011.

From Padmashri Shobana about her production 'Krishna'

* The dance elements, while certainly more modern, still have a classical restraint and formalism to them that evokes the correct present cultural context without seeming mummified.

* Playing out against a minimalist set, and with rich costumes, creates the ideal environment for a tribute to the illusions that can be woven out of air by the right combination of music, actors, singers and dancers. And each of the performances has been polished like the Astors' silver.

* From a musical standpoint, the musical will lie on a bed of prerecorded music with scores from classical well as Bollywood feature films.

* The show takes the bold extra step of breaking down the methodology of getting attention in a musical by turning passivity into pure show-biz electricity, all the more arresting for being kept at low voltage.

* This production isn't about smoke and mirrors. It's flesh and blood shaped by discipline and artistry into a parade of vital, pulsing talent, of 15 to 18 performers, sometimes as young as 10. These kids are as tight and vibrant as newly plucked violin strings that in just a few minutes you become aware of everyone as an individual with the potential to soar or snap.

Very few on this planet would have had the experience of seeing a few chapters of Krishna Charitra metamorphosize into a character on their own….be there to be a part of something beautiful and lose yourself for a couple of hours into the world of Krishna…. because magic beckons!

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