| AT A GLANCE | THE PLAY | CAST AND CREDITS |
| Kamani, 6.30 pm, Fri, 22 Jan Manipuri, 70 minutes Performance Text, Design & Direction: Ratan Thiyam Playwright: Henrik Ibsen |
Henrik Ibsen’s last play When We Dead Awaken differs from his earlier plays and centres essentially on the metaphysical and symbolic aspects of the characters. Arnold Rubek is a sculptor who has made a name for himself. However he has distanced himself from his wife who is drawn to Ulfhejm, an uncouth hunter, while Rubek himself gets involved with Irene, a beautiful woman from his past. As the play proceeds, she leads him to a mountaintop where an avalanche kills both of them as they approach the summit while Maja sings exultantly in the valley below. In the Manipuri adaptation, scenes from the three acts of the original play have been picked up and interpolated without altering the storyline or disrupting the continuity. However, to retain the sanctity of Ibsen no alteration has been made to his dialogues. |
Shaktam Lakpa: R.K. Bhogen Shaktam: Indira Lamlanba: Robindro Shakhenbi: Bedabati Backstage: Ibomcha Sorok, Somo, Jilasana, Premananda, Lupachandra, Jenny, Johnson, Ajitkumar, Reena, Dolly, Monika, Manasi Thiyam, Bijeta, Geetanjali Stage Manager, Asst. Set & Props Designer: Premananda Asst. Costume Designer: Somo Asst. Lights: Angoutombi, Ibomcha Sorok Asst. Musicians: Basanta, L. Premjit, Somen, Ajitkumar Consultants: Smt. N. Amusana, Chingkheinganbi Production Manager: Ibomcha Sorok Publicity and Administration: Dolendro Translation: Bijoykumar Tayenjam |