7th April
Visit to Paris
to see
Une chambre en India
At Théâtre
du Soleil
It was a strange and very nice experience
seeing scenes from kattaikuttu/terrakuttu theatre being part of a play in Paris,
as a very integral part of the play, as they were parts of the dreams of Cornélia
From an interview by V.R. Devika in the Hindu
27th May 2017
“It was a shock to me to discover this
king of theatre forms, the Therukkoothu,” says Mnouchkine. I was struck by the powerful
liberty and vitality of the form, which
it in all its vigour and splendour into
the play. It is an example of the actual power of theatre and establishes
itself as a kind of reminder of the fundamental and ancestral laws of theatre, which poke fun at our inconstant ways.”
It was a beautiful day in Paris and
fascinating play.
I also had wanted to see a play directed by Ariane Mnouchkine for a very, very long time.
