Written by Pallavi Chattopadhyay |Updated: April 8, 2019 6:03:12 pm
Two new productions compare the sufferings and strengths of modern-day women
The productions examine the sufferings of the modern-day women through the mythological characters of Draupadi and Shoorpanakha.
Dressed in a saffron costume as acclaimed Bharatanatyam exponent Vidhya Subramanian took to the stage at Stein Auditorium in India Habitat Centre on Wednesday evening, to recite the cheer haran of Draupadi from the pages of the Mahabharata, the audience was little prepared for what lay ahead. With her feet wrapped in a sari, the moment her legs went up in the air as she lay on the ground, they trembled with fear as invisible men assaulted her. The audience’s eyes froze when she echoed Nirbhaya’s name minutes later. She was then heard saying, “We are Draupadi. Draupadi is us”. The act titled Still I Rise premiered at Palo Alto in California in May last year.
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