Ranga Shankara’s Circle of Life – AHA 2019

Ranga Shankara’s AHA! Production

CIRCLE OF LIFE

Directed by Surendranath S No language – 50 minutes For all above 5 years of age.

From childhood to old age, a human life goes through various stages – physically and emotionally. A child becoming an old person or an old person becoming a child, completes the circle of life. Each stage of life has its own unique gift to give to humanity. The play reminds us that at each stage of our life, we are protected and nurtured by nature. We ought to take the same attitude toward nurturing the human life cycle as we do toward saving environment. Be it a child or an old person, a butterfly or a tree, life is precious, very very precious.

The puppets are inspired by the Japanese Bunraku style. The musical score by Pt Praveen Godkhindi is a medley of Hindustani Classical ragas highlighting the emotive moments in the simple narrative and great Rasa qualities embedded in Indian traditional Indian music.