Spandana Theatre, an amateur theatre company started by prominent film and theatre practitioner B. Jayashree is making a comeback with its new production Parijata. Directed by the founder herself, and written by K. Y. Narayanswamy (KYN), this production marks the celebration of the theatre troupe’s entry into its 50th year.
Parijata is based on an incident from Mahabharata, which questions why Krishna, who gave Amruta to the Gods and made them immortal, had to wage war with Indra, the King of Gods for the sake of Parijata. The popular incident from Mahabharata is performed as Sri Krishna Parijata, in the Sannata form, a folk theater form in Karnataka. In Assam, it is performed as Parijat Haran in the Sattriya form, a classical dance form. The team proposes to take selected elements from both these versions and art forms, to create a new-age version of Parijata.
