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For the first time, Sadanam Balakrishnan used the
thimila in Kathakali to show Iago's thumping heart in Othello Kathakali
dance drama. (Sadanam Balakrishnan at Navadisha, Dec 9, 2019, Chennai) |
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Sadanam Balakrishnan's experiment to present Shakespeare's play Othello
in Kathakali style was not exactly welcomed, it was even criticized. But
when he presented Othello Kathakali to a select group of 200 theatre
professionals in Paris, they said Kathakali was the most suitable form
to portray Shakespeare's plays! (Sadanam Balakrishnan at Navadisha, Dec 9, 2019, Chennai) |
