THEATRE : Sansaptak presents 'Macbeth-Macbeth (The Murderer of Sleep)' Hindi Play at Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium, A-81, Chittaranjan Park > 7pm on 21st & 22nd May 2016
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THEATRE : Sansaptak presents 'Macbeth-Macbeth (The Murderer of Sleep)' Hindi Play
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Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium, A-81, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi - 110019
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Duration : 1 hour 50 mins
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Venue : Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium, A-81, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi - 110019
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Nehru Place(Violet Line)'
Event Description : Sansaptak presents 'Macbeth-Macbeth (The Murderer of Sleep)' Hindi Play.
This play is the Hindi translation of Torit Mitra’s original Bengali play ‘Macbeth-Macbeth’, interpretation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, that was performed by the group for 6-7 nights in Delhi as well as Kolkata in 2003 and 2004. The original play has received several critical appreciations and loved by our audience. It was in 1999, Torit Mitra came across the book ‘Shakespeare-rer Shomaaj Chetonaa’ by Utpal Dutta, that triggered him to write ‘Macbeth-Macbeth’ and completed it by early 2001.
Translated in Hindi by member artistes of the group, the play was performed in 2010 at the LTG Auditorium receiving another round of huge applause, eventually, finding its way in Dr. Vikram Chopra’s publication ‘Shakespeare: The Indian Icon’ and Padmashree Dr. Utpal Banerjee’s publication ‘Theatre in South Asia’.
Macbeth-Macbeth is interpreted on a historical and political stream of consciousness about the inevitable tragedy that manifests in class conflict between monarchs and Neo- Feudal or bourgeois of that time. We see, this conflict, which made the great humanist Renaissance an inhumane exploitation of common man. The play takes reference of the European Renaissance, where Man sees himself to be the centre of the universe, the world is his own image. The play also depicts how the West is desperate to unite with the East to expand their market and form the concept of an open market or trade system and globalization revealing the contemporary scenario.
The play begins with the trial of Macbeth, the great Shakespearean tragic hero, now a 5oo year old man sick at heart. From here the play rediscovers the masked history. Macbeth blames himself for the massacre. The title Macbeth-Macbeth refers to the two Macbeths depicted in the play, the former is ancient and the later is the harbinger of change. The former is the product of the consequences of the historical movement and the later is the change himself, both representing the bourgeois society. The play draws a very thin line between the past and the present, and this is where it becomes contemporary.
In the play, King Duncan pronounces Macbeth as king of Cawdor, a reward for his valor and defeating the rebel McDonald. Captain Banquo, a friend of Macbeth and a farmer’s son, warns young Macbeth about the dangers of war and power. Macbeth refutes him, and believes the future as predicted by the witches. The witches appear as symbols of Post modern bi-products of today’s society. In the original Bengali version, the witches spoke a language inspired from Sukumar Roy’s famous hilarious poems, while in the Hindi version they have been translated, yet keeping the essence intact.
The famous rhyme ‘Baba black sheep have you any wool? Yes Sir! Yes Sir! Three bags full!’ is heard in the play many times, which is a metaphor to the ‘wool farming economy’ of the Neo- Feudals. Lady Macbeth (Gruoch) who understands the changing time and foresees the coming of the new powerful class entraps young Macbeth and motivates him to kill King Duncan (representing the feudal capitalists along with Prince Malcolm and Sir Angus) to become the fore-bringer of the change, from a capitalistic society to the society controlled by the bourgeois. They both are cursed in the prophecy of self destruction.
Directed by Anjon Bose
Written by Torit Mitra
Organized by : Sansaptak
Related Events : Theatre
Duration : 1 hour 50 mins
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Venue : Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium, A-81, Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi - 110019
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Nehru Place(Violet Line)'
Event Description : Sansaptak presents 'Macbeth-Macbeth (The Murderer of Sleep)' Hindi Play.
This play is the Hindi translation of Torit Mitra’s original Bengali play ‘Macbeth-Macbeth’, interpretation of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, that was performed by the group for 6-7 nights in Delhi as well as Kolkata in 2003 and 2004. The original play has received several critical appreciations and loved by our audience. It was in 1999, Torit Mitra came across the book ‘Shakespeare-rer Shomaaj Chetonaa’ by Utpal Dutta, that triggered him to write ‘Macbeth-Macbeth’ and completed it by early 2001.
Translated in Hindi by member artistes of the group, the play was performed in 2010 at the LTG Auditorium receiving another round of huge applause, eventually, finding its way in Dr. Vikram Chopra’s publication ‘Shakespeare: The Indian Icon’ and Padmashree Dr. Utpal Banerjee’s publication ‘Theatre in South Asia’.
Macbeth-Macbeth is interpreted on a historical and political stream of consciousness about the inevitable tragedy that manifests in class conflict between monarchs and Neo- Feudal or bourgeois of that time. We see, this conflict, which made the great humanist Renaissance an inhumane exploitation of common man. The play takes reference of the European Renaissance, where Man sees himself to be the centre of the universe, the world is his own image. The play also depicts how the West is desperate to unite with the East to expand their market and form the concept of an open market or trade system and globalization revealing the contemporary scenario.
The play begins with the trial of Macbeth, the great Shakespearean tragic hero, now a 5oo year old man sick at heart. From here the play rediscovers the masked history. Macbeth blames himself for the massacre. The title Macbeth-Macbeth refers to the two Macbeths depicted in the play, the former is ancient and the later is the harbinger of change. The former is the product of the consequences of the historical movement and the later is the change himself, both representing the bourgeois society. The play draws a very thin line between the past and the present, and this is where it becomes contemporary.
In the play, King Duncan pronounces Macbeth as king of Cawdor, a reward for his valor and defeating the rebel McDonald. Captain Banquo, a friend of Macbeth and a farmer’s son, warns young Macbeth about the dangers of war and power. Macbeth refutes him, and believes the future as predicted by the witches. The witches appear as symbols of Post modern bi-products of today’s society. In the original Bengali version, the witches spoke a language inspired from Sukumar Roy’s famous hilarious poems, while in the Hindi version they have been translated, yet keeping the essence intact.
The famous rhyme ‘Baba black sheep have you any wool? Yes Sir! Yes Sir! Three bags full!’ is heard in the play many times, which is a metaphor to the ‘wool farming economy’ of the Neo- Feudals. Lady Macbeth (Gruoch) who understands the changing time and foresees the coming of the new powerful class entraps young Macbeth and motivates him to kill King Duncan (representing the feudal capitalists along with Prince Malcolm and Sir Angus) to become the fore-bringer of the change, from a capitalistic society to the society controlled by the bourgeois. They both are cursed in the prophecy of self destruction.
Directed by Anjon Bose
Written by Torit Mitra
Organized by : Sansaptak
Related Events : Theatre
THEATRE : Sansaptak presents 'Macbeth-Macbeth (The Murderer of Sleep)' Hindi Play at Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium, A-81, Chittaranjan Park > 7pm on 21st & 22nd May 2016
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