Forging bonds through the performing arts
Theatre is such a wonderful tool to help youngsters develop self-confidence, self-esteem and global understanding of one another. It is also a great way to promote peace and understanding and empathy in an otherwise intolerant world.
“the little festival” is a wonderful platform for various countries to strengthen ties with the youth of India. It is an international theatre festival for young audiences organised by The Little Theatre every year in Chennai in South India. This is the fifth edition in as many years.
The Little Theatre is one of India’s leading not for profit children’s theatre companies. For the past 23 years the little theatre has been focused on helping children overcome the stress of schoolwork through high quality theatre productions and creative workshops. It is also a great platform to help discover their hidden talents and overcome inhibitions by acting in their annual Christmas Pantomimes which have been staged every year for the last 19 years. This December will be its 20th Christmas Pantomime: ‘Cinderella!’
InKo & Max Mueller Bhavan were part of the first two editions along with The Little Theatre’s home production. In the third edition China and Japan participated with a collaborative piece along with The Little Theatre's home production. And last year because of financial constraints we were unable to get any visiting productions. The Little Theatre's musical was a stand alone production which played to full houses and received critical acclaim. This year we are happy to welcome The British Council as our panel discussions partner.
This year we are showcasing three productions
@ Museum Theatre (Egmore)
The Little Theatre’s “Atita!…the curse of the Xeno”
July 3rd & 4th (11 am shows) July 5th (3pm show)
Mediatheque Theater’s ‘Butterfly Kiss’ (Israel)
July 7 (2pm & 4pm)
InKo’s ‘The Tiger with white eyebrows’ (South Korea)
July 9th (11am & 7pm shows) and 10th (11am show)
The British Council are hosting two panel discussions
10th July : “Look at it differently!” @ 7pm
&
11th July: “Good Morning Art!” @ 7pm
The Little Theatre’s “Atita!…the curse of the Xeno”
July 3 & 4 (11am shows) July 5 (3pm show)
Produced by
Aysha Rau
Scripted & Directed by
B Krishnakumar (KK)
Principle Cast
Ashley Peter Shillong - Captain
Prashanth Oliver - Professor
Anu Bhaskaraman - Valkyrie
Krishna D Ganapathi - Yambo
Abishek Joseph - Bilo
Vikas Rao - Mal Function
Supporting Cast - Atitians
Namitha Vivek, Egypt Dinesh, Pranav Kashyap, Gladwin Rajkumar, Vishnu R Krishnan
Music Director & original music score:
Nipun Nair
The Synopsis
When the mysterious fuel rich meteorite called the 'Xeno' crashed on planet Earth, it was used as the only source of power … until it destroyed Earth.
But, a few survivors escape the carnage of Earth on-board the spaceship 'Wayfinger' and drift into space in search of a new home. After 20 years of space travel they finally find a planet called Atita ... the original home of the Xeno!
Moments before they land on Atita, the Captain - driven mad by his hunger for power, devices a plan to take over the new found planet. His confidante - the Professor, creates a dangerous new weapon for him using the Xeno. He uses this weapon to neutralize any threat. The entire crew is thrown into disarray as each one fights for this weapon, because ‘the one who holds it will be all-powerful’.
However, when they land on Atita they discover a shocking new truth about the 'Xeno' and a catastrophic chain of events that have been set in motion.
Atita is an original Sci fi Musical, with foot tapping numbers and high-octane action. Come. Step on board the space ship as we unravel the curse of the Xeno...
Aysha Rau
Scripted & Directed by
B Krishnakumar (KK)
Principle Cast
Ashley Peter Shillong - Captain
Prashanth Oliver - Professor
Anu Bhaskaraman - Valkyrie
Krishna D Ganapathi - Yambo
Abishek Joseph - Bilo
Vikas Rao - Mal Function
Supporting Cast - Atitians
Namitha Vivek, Egypt Dinesh, Pranav Kashyap, Gladwin Rajkumar, Vishnu R Krishnan
Music Director & original music score:
Nipun Nair
The Synopsis
When the mysterious fuel rich meteorite called the 'Xeno' crashed on planet Earth, it was used as the only source of power … until it destroyed Earth.
But, a few survivors escape the carnage of Earth on-board the spaceship 'Wayfinger' and drift into space in search of a new home. After 20 years of space travel they finally find a planet called Atita ... the original home of the Xeno!
Moments before they land on Atita, the Captain - driven mad by his hunger for power, devices a plan to take over the new found planet. His confidante - the Professor, creates a dangerous new weapon for him using the Xeno. He uses this weapon to neutralize any threat. The entire crew is thrown into disarray as each one fights for this weapon, because ‘the one who holds it will be all-powerful’.
However, when they land on Atita they discover a shocking new truth about the 'Xeno' and a catastrophic chain of events that have been set in motion.
Atita is an original Sci fi Musical, with foot tapping numbers and high-octane action. Come. Step on board the space ship as we unravel the curse of the Xeno...
Mediatheque Theater’s ‘Butterfly Kiss’ (Israel)
July 7 (11am & 4pm shows)
"Butterfly Kiss" is a one-woman, non-verbal show for young children that combines music, video-art, animation, puppetry and shadows.
Creator and Director: Elinor Agam
Design: Studio Praktik
Animation: Studio Pratik & Noam Amir
Puppet Design: Rotem Cohen
Dress Design: Irit Agam
Music: Ariel Keshet
Actress: Hagar Tishman
‘The Tiger with white eyebrows’ (South Korea)
July 9 (11am & 7pm shows) and July 10 (11am show)
A Korean Folktale
Would you like to hear a Korean folktale, presented by mellifluous singers and skilled musicians, playing traditional musical instruments, on a stage that comes alive as a playground?
The Tiger with white eyebrows is a P'ansori musical with 4 P'ansori singers as storytellers.
Each storyteller occasionally transforms into a one-thousand-year-old tiger or a child, presenting and singing a story. The P'ansori singers who harmoniously transform into various characters, present humorous rhythms and tunes and live Korean traditional music performances. Vibrant, colourful, this is a performance that creates magic with music and movement, to present, through a uniquely Korean folktale, truths that are universal, ever-new and forever relevant.
★2012, Performed to critical acclaim at the Keochang International Festival of Theatre
• Published as a book in Japanese, French
• Published as an electronic application in Korean, English, Japanese, French, Chinese
Synopsis
Long, long time ago, deep in the woods lived a thousand-year old tiger.
The tiger had long, white eyebrows which had a special power, the power to read people's minds.
He ate people with impure hearts.
One day, he met a child who wanted to touch its eyebrows.
But the tiger said that he can do that only if his soul was pure, failing which he would eat him.
To his surprise, the child’s soul and mind were immaculate.
So the tiger gave one of his eyebrows to the child who began to travel all over the country
Do you know where this child is now?
Cast
Artist ┃ Song Bora, Jo Ella, Lee Wonkyung, Seo Eojin
Musician ┃ Jung Jongim, Moon Sooji, Hwang Hyunsun, Baek Hahyungki
Director ┃ Kim Mijeong
Would you like to hear a Korean folktale, presented by mellifluous singers and skilled musicians, playing traditional musical instruments, on a stage that comes alive as a playground?
The Tiger with white eyebrows is a P'ansori musical with 4 P'ansori singers as storytellers.
Each storyteller occasionally transforms into a one-thousand-year-old tiger or a child, presenting and singing a story. The P'ansori singers who harmoniously transform into various characters, present humorous rhythms and tunes and live Korean traditional music performances. Vibrant, colourful, this is a performance that creates magic with music and movement, to present, through a uniquely Korean folktale, truths that are universal, ever-new and forever relevant.
★2012, Performed to critical acclaim at the Keochang International Festival of Theatre
• Published as a book in Japanese, French
• Published as an electronic application in Korean, English, Japanese, French, Chinese
Synopsis
Long, long time ago, deep in the woods lived a thousand-year old tiger.
The tiger had long, white eyebrows which had a special power, the power to read people's minds.
He ate people with impure hearts.
One day, he met a child who wanted to touch its eyebrows.
But the tiger said that he can do that only if his soul was pure, failing which he would eat him.
To his surprise, the child’s soul and mind were immaculate.
So the tiger gave one of his eyebrows to the child who began to travel all over the country
Do you know where this child is now?
Cast
Artist ┃ Song Bora, Jo Ella, Lee Wonkyung, Seo Eojin
Musician ┃ Jung Jongim, Moon Sooji, Hwang Hyunsun, Baek Hahyungki
Director ┃ Kim Mijeong
