[Reader-list] ICCR- PRESENTS KATYAYANI’S `O', A MULTI-MEDIA, DANCE THEATRE PRODUCTION, DIRECTED BY SOHAILA KAPUR, CHOREOGRAPHED BY GILLES CHUYEN AND SHILPIKA BORDOLOI.

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INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS
 
INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS PRESENTS KATYAYANI’S `O', AMULTI-MEDIA, DANCE THEATRE PRODUCTION, DIRECTED BY SOHAILA KAPUR, CHOREOGRAPHEDBY GILLES CHUYEN AND SHILPIKA BORDOLOI.

O...as asymbol encapsulates multiple meanings. It is Shunya, or the great Nothingness, whichhas no beginning or end. It isalso the Primordial Egg from which all life emerges. It represents the CircleOf Emotions, the Feminine Principle, the evocation of Orgasm, the WaterElement, the Primordial Universe, and the Divine Absolute… 
In thiscontext, it is the story of two women, from two different religions,  whowent through those infinite possibilities in their lives. They bent the rules in the bargain, suffering social ostracism as aresult. Revered inthe end by the very men who castigated them, these extraordinary saint-poets --Rabia the Sufi from Iraq and Karaikkal Ammayar, the Shaivite from Tamil Nadu, were opposites in nature, but battled similar obstacles to attain theirspiritual goals. In this sense, they were early feminists. 

The play has been funded by the Ministry of Culture under its Production Grantscheme.

For more info, pics and videos of theproduction, please log on to the facebook page, `O--Concert Tour'
INDIAN COUNCIL FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS
PRESENTS
‘O'
A MULTI-MEDIA, DANCE THEATREPRODUCTION
DIRECTED BY SOHAILA KAPUR
CHOREOGRAPHED BY GILLES CHUYEN ANDSHILPIKA BORDOLOI
ON FRIDAY 18TH MAY AT 7 PM
AT ICCR’S AZAD BHAWAN AUDITORIUM, IPESTATE, NEW DELHI 110002
RSVP- RANJAN BAKSHI 9811423444



SOHAILA KAPUR’S RESUME
 Sohaila  Kapuris a journalist, playwright, theatre director and actor. She started her careerwith the Times of India and has written over a 100 articlesfor mainstream newspapers. She has also scripted several plays including onethat opened at the Edinburgh Fringe as Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan and won an award. That playhas travelled to three continents as two different productions and was alsoselected for the NSD festival in 2010, where it performed as Mahim Junction. Shehas authored a book on esoteric rites titled Witchcraft In WesternIndia, which resulted in her selection as the anchor for an award winning National Geographic Channel documentary,Indian Witch Hunt. She has written several plays for adultsand children, some of which she has produced and directed. 


As an actor, Sohaila has worked on television and in theatre with some of the besttalents, as well as in Govind Nihalani’s national award winning feature, RukmavatiKi Haveli. She has worked for the multicultural channel Omni in Canada.