A lecture-demonstration about Kathakali, a dance-theater from Kerala, India and how it can be 'crossed' with other theatrical traditions to create dynamic new forms of theatre. Arjun Raina (with Rajendran Pillai) will present classical pieces from the Mahabharata, perform extracts from Shakespeare's plays in Kathakali, and finally combine Kathakali with tribal music and dance to tell stories about our changing world.

Hosted by: Department of English, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

In conjunction with: Department of Anthropology, Department of Comparative Literature, Department of Linguistics, Department of Theater, Environmental Council Program in Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security (ACDIS), Program for the Study of Religion, School of Music, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, Indian Cultural Society, University YMCA