Sometimes, when you go to a show expecting
nothing, you get mesmerized by the fantastic unexpected as I did this evening
and as did many others.
The one hour, one woman play "Elephant
in the Room" by the incredibly talented Yuki from Bombay was a treat that
I was happy not to have missed. For the first time, I witnessed a touching
portrayal of the human side and the anguish of Lord Ganesha as a little boy who
had his head severed and replaced with an elephant head. Within this theme,
Yuki weaves many characters and many little stories through Ganesha setting out
to find his original head. She also touches upon contemporary topics
brilliantly.
To keep the audience fascinated through her
impressive and effective body language. acting, dance postures, incredible
voice modulation for every character she played, from a hunter to a spider to a
hyena and more , is certainly not a mean task. And Yuki did it with aplomb.
With simple settings and improvisations of
characters with just a robe or a stole and super lighting and sound effects,
the show is truly an unforgettable one.
FLO chose a daring, modern play but the
Chennai audiences have come of age and responded with a thunderous applause
between every scene and at the end of the show.
What talent and creativity can accomplish!!!
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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