Poster of Panchakanya · South Asians in Silicon Valley

Title: Poster of Panchakanya
Description: Promotional poster for Panchakanya, written by Anindya Chakraborty and Sayoni Roy, reimagines five women from the Ramayana and Mahabharata: Mandodari, Ahalya, Tara, Kunti, and Draupadi. Traditionally invoked together in Sanskrit verse as figures of moral complexity, the “Panchakanyas” occupy distinctive and often paradoxical roles within South Asian epic literature. BAAT’s production approached these characters through five distinct performance styles, incorporating music and choreography to explore questions of power, gender, and moral ambiguity. Rather than retelling familiar episodes, the play reinterprets these figures within a contemporary theatrical framework, inviting audiences to reconsider inherited narratives from the epics
Date: 2025
Director: Anindya Chakraborty
Playwright: Anindya Chakraborty and Sayoni Roy
Location: HUSD Performing Arts Center, Hayward
Production Location: BAAT
Subject: BAAT
Identifier: B12