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Title
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Ramayan
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Description
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Ramayan marks Naatak’s 100th production, presenting a stage adaptation of one of South Asia’s most enduring epic narratives. Drawing from Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas, the production follows the story of Rama, Sita, and Ravana, bringing together themes of duty, devotion, exile, and cosmic order through an ensemble-driven performance.
The staging integrates live music, choreography, and stylized visual design, reflecting the poetic structure and rhythmic qualities of Tulsidas’s text. In translating a sacred and literary tradition to the stage, the production emphasizes performance as both storytelling and cultural transmission, connecting diasporic audiences in Silicon Valley to a foundational epic of South Asian heritage.
This image captures a choreographed ensemble sequence centered on Ravana, with symmetrical formation and gesture highlighting the production’s emphasis on movement, spectacle, and mythic characterization.
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Date
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2022
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Photographer
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Kyle Adler Photography
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Producer
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Soumya Agastya
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Director
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Sujit Saraf
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Playwright
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Tulsidas
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Location
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Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California
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Production Location
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NAATAK
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Subject
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NAATAK
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Identifier
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N16
Ramayan