Bengaluru, Dec 21: The National School of Drama (NSD) Bengaluru Centre will be staging a nine-hour long play all through the
night based on Jnanpith award winner Kannada writer Kuvempu's
'Malegalli Madumagalu'.
The drama is being staged in collaboration with Karnataka Department of Kannada and Culture and Bangalore University at Kalagrama in the city from December 29 to 31.
Seventy performers from the South Indian States, including the students of the NSD Bengaluru Centre, will join hands to stage this play that also includes 36 songs throughout the night on all the three days.
The beauty, romance, and tragedies of Kuvempu's magnum opus will unfold over four massive open-air stages, Mr C Basavalingaiah, Director, NSD Bengaluru Centre said in a release here on Thursday.
This is the fourth edition of the widely popular epic novel which is being staged by NSD.
The play reflects the 'Bayalata' style, and four stages (including a village complete with a lake) formed in the backdrop to Kuvempu's intricate multi-layered story.
The first edition staged at Rangayana in Mysuru had become immensely popular, registering a viewership of 15000 audience members during the first edition and since it has been considered a landmark in Indian theatre. UNI
Seventy performers from the South Indian States, including the students of the NSD Bengaluru Centre, will join hands to stage this play that also includes 36 songs throughout the night on all the three days.
The beauty, romance, and tragedies of Kuvempu's magnum opus will unfold over four massive open-air stages, Mr C Basavalingaiah, Director, NSD Bengaluru Centre said in a release here on Thursday.
This is the fourth edition of the widely popular epic novel which is being staged by NSD.
The play reflects the 'Bayalata' style, and four stages (including a village complete with a lake) formed in the backdrop to Kuvempu's intricate multi-layered story.
The first edition staged at Rangayana in Mysuru had become immensely popular, registering a viewership of 15000 audience members during the first edition and since it has been considered a landmark in Indian theatre. UNI
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