Theatre | Land of Cards (Tasher Desh) A fantasy opera
FIPA presents:
Running Time: 150 minutes
Director(s): Hi Ching
Writer(s): Rabrindanath Tagore (1861 - 1941)
Cast: Dancers: Cid Shaha, Ash Mukherjee, Indrani Datta, Marcina Arnold, Hugh Rathbone, Shrikant Subramaniam, Hi Ching, Ni Made Pujawati, Senjuti Das, Swapnokalpa Roychowdhury, Voices: Hi Ching, Michelle Lee, Phil Hurdwood, Ananda Gupta, Tanusree Guha
Showing: Tue 15th Apr - Sun 20th Apr
Full: £15/10
Concession:£12/8
Language: English
Classical Indian dance collides with Alice in Wonderland and Western opera in this sumptuous dance opera...
A Prince, tired of suffocating in his palace, goes in search of adventure. Accompanied by a far more conventional travelling companion, a Merchant, the mismatched pair get shipwrecked in the Land of Cards. Here the inhabitants are playing cards, divided by their suits and unable to mix. With the wild force of his personality, the Prince starts to effect change in the Cards and gradually their human qualities begin to emerge...
Rabrindanath Tagore, friend of Gandhi, was inspired directly by Alice in Wonderland and Western opera when he wrote the dance opera Tasher Desh - a satirical portrayal of a society ruled by strict conventions and a veiled criticism of the British Raj. He was well-known in his native India as a prolific writer but it is for the first time that a glorious full-length version of Tasher Desh is being performed professionally in the UK. Touring in Spring 2008 to mid-scale venues Tasher Desh will be performed by 13 dancers with a pre-recorded soundtrack of Bengali songs and music blended with English narration. The Spring tour, including a week's residency at Waterman's Arts Centre and performance and Symposium at SOAS, ties in with Tagore's birthday (8th May) and is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
With rich colours, bewitching choreography, and award-winning dancers, FIPA promises to deliver a captivating portrayal of the joy, fantasy, and creativity of the exceptional Tasher Desh
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