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Title
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Wada Chirebandi (2004) poster
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Description
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This 2004 poster for Wada Chirebandi uses bold red, black, and white abstraction to evoke psychological fracture and generational rupture. Fragmented facial features divided by stark horizontal bands visually echo the tensions at the heart of Mahesh Elkunchwar’s landmark Marathi drama. The play centers on the decline of a traditional rural Maharashtrian family following the death of its patriarch, as relatives gather in the ancestral stone mansion and confront shifting authority, economic change, and eroding values. Widely regarded as a cornerstone of modern Marathi theater, the work examines the disintegration of feudal structures in post-independence India. By staging and archiving Elkunchwar’s work, CalAA demonstrated its commitment to preserving major voices of India’s modern dramatic canon while cultivating Marathi-language theater within Silicon Valley’s diasporic cultural landscape.
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Date
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2004
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Director
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Deepak Karanjikar
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Playwright
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Mahesh Elkunchwar
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Location
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Cal State East Bay Theater, Hayward
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Production Location
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CalAA
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Subject
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CalAA
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Identifier
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C3
