Kavan

INR 249
Theatre
Performance

Curated by
Mahesh Dattani

Kala Academy
Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala Mandir

14th December
04:00 PM - 06:30 PM

In a rapidly changing India, young Bejul and those around him navigate their dreams, desires, and dilemmas while also negotiating the complex terrains of caste and class. Kavan is an operatic satire, written and performed entirely in poetry and song, capturing the young Ambedkarite experience. It attempts to encapsulate the India we see around us today: a nation of mounting ambition, full of contradictions.

This Ambedkarite Opera, is an invitation to examine ourselves as citizens, observers and

participants who are operating on a background of a large hegemonic order, in the world's

largest democracy, through the artistic practices of music, humour, satire and collective storytelling.

Duration: 150 mins

Note: The end time is approximate and may vary slightly.

Cast and Credits:

Performed by - Siddharth Pratibhawant, Pravin Mukta, Priypal Dashantee, Dhammarakshit, Randhive, Amruta Todarmal, Apurva Kadam

Abhishek Majumdar - Director

Siddharth Pratibhawant, Sudhesh Jadhav, Pravin Mukta, Priypal Dashantee, Irawati Karnik

Dhammarakshit Randhive, Amruta Pushkar, Apurva Kadam, Abhishek Majumdar - Songs and Playtext

Siddharth Pratibhawant, Priypal Dashantee, Pravin Mukta, MD Pallavi, Dhammarakshit Randhive, Apurva Kadam - Music Composers

Sudesh Jadhav - Story

Pallavi MD - Music composer, music supervisor, music arranger and sound design

Dhammarakshit Randhive, Siddharth Pratibhawant - Music arrangement

Irawati Karnik, Jocelyn Clarke - Dramaturgy

BamBoy - Music production, background score and sound design

Veena Appiah - Producer and Production Manager

Veena Appiah, Karishma Bhagani - International producing

Diya Naidu - Choreography

Neel Sengupta, Rituparna Sanyal, Nikhita Singh - Associate Director

Niranjan Gokhale - Light designer

Busshan Patil - Set Designer

Gaurav Singh Nijjer - Video Designer

Amruta Todarmal - Costume Designer

Bhakti Dange - Asst costume designer

Vivek Jadhav - Set execution

Kapil Dev - Cow puppet maker

Pallavi MD - Poster Design

Pratik Chandrakant Patil, Kailas Jadhav, Vijay Kamble - Production associate

The Ensemble, Tanvi Shah - Research

Shubham Roy Choudhury - Archive and publicity design

Shubham Roy Choudhury, Rahul Bachate - Making of Kavan film

Surabhi George - Documentary Film Workshop

Abdul Asif, Dushyant Deorukhkar - Music Collaborations

New York University, Global Asia Program, Brahma Prakash, Komita Dhanda, Toral Jatin Gajrawala, Bill Bragin, Awam Amkpa, Mark Swislocki, Avneesh Mishra, Rangshila Theater Group, Mumbai, Nirmik Cultural Centre - Special Thanks

Support line: Yalgaar Sanskrutik Manch and Nalanda Arts Studio present Kavan-an Ambedkarite play

Supported by NYUAD (New York University Abu Dhabi) Arts and Humanities and co-commissioned by The Arts Center at NYUAD