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Taking concern for Earth to the street
The thrust is on creating awareness on the need for eco-friendly living.
THE COMMON concern sought to be highlighted was about the growing ecological imbalances, their causes and the impact of all this on the lives of earth-dwellers.
Directed by T. Sreekanth of the Abhinaya Theatre Research Centre, the street-play, "Prapancha Kotathi'' (Universal court) was staged at the Manaveeyam Veedhi at Vellayambalam the other day with the aim of creating awareness on environment conservation.
The play opened with a group of people gazing at the solar system from somewhere in the universe. They find that while all the planets travel truly in their respective paths, there seems to be a problem with the trajectory of Earth alone. ``Why does Earth alone look unbalanced,'' wonders one of the gazers. Pat comes the answer from Earth, "I am being tortured by my own children who seem to be bent on killing me.'' Planet Earth then invites them to pay her a visit.
As they land on Earth, the visitors are greeted by unclean premises and atmospheric pollution. Disgusted, the visitors express their desire to spend some days in the forest. Here, however, they are greeted by the scene of large-scale encroachment, tree-felling, hunting down of animals and cultivation of "ganja''.
``We must do something to save this planet'' they echo in desperation. Sreekanth says that apart from the message of environment conservation, the street-play also draws attention to the need for fighting superstitions and social evils. The play attracted attention due to its complete use of the potential of the street-stage, the deft use of songs and face- masks, innovative music as well as light-and-sound shows.
The staging of the play was the outcome of a joint effort by the Education Department, the Public Relations Department and the P. N.Panicker Foundation. As many as 60 shows have been staged in the rural areas of the city so far, but the Vellayambalam show was the first one in the city.
By Hari Sundar G.
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