A Kalidasa classic
Vikramorvasheeyam online with Ranga Shankara s Staged@RS programme.
Vikramorvasheeyam is a presentation of Kalidasa’s timeless Sanksrit play in Kutiyattam, one of India s oldest surviving theatrical forms. Kutiyattam blends Sanskrit classicism and the local traditions of Kerala.
Vikramorvasheeyam is directed by renowned Kutiyattam practitioner Guru G Venu and features Kapila Venu, Sooraj Nambiar, and Ammanur Rajaneesh Chakyar.
The play has a Sutradhara (narrator) telling us the powerful love story of King Pururavas and the Apsara Urvashi. It is a depiction of how Pururavas rescues Urvashi after she is kidnapped by the demon Kesi.
The performance is for audiences eight years and above.
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