Kaalmrigaya - The Fatal Hunt || The SAS Trio || a Subhadip Chakraborty poduction || Dance Drama

The Story :

The story of Kaalmrigaya revolves around the death of a blind saint’s son, killed by Dasharath. The son even after being intimidated by natural calamities near Sarayu River does not deter from his vow of providing water to his thirsty father. During his hunting, King Dasharath upon following a deer cub shoots an arrow through the bushes near the river that ends up critically wounding the boy. Before taking the last breath the boy requests Dashrath to take his body to his father and Dashrath abides. Initially the blind saint being in pain and anger curses Dashrath of experiencing the same loss of son but then forgives him. An unique side of Rabindranath is evoked in this opera. The sense of death and forgiveness is depicted in his post- adolescent phase. To think more deeply, the magnanimity of forgiveness can truly be felt in death.

Adapted from the famous Dance Drama - Kaalmrigaya of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

Feat :

Music & Overall Direction : Subhadip Chakraborty
Music Direction : Ayan Mukherjee
Dance Direction : Satabdi Acharyya

Lyrics & Tune : Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

Ramayan Scripts : Krittibas Ojha

Production Advisory : Banani Chakraborty

Musical Inspirations : Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Vittorio Monti, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury (Queen), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Stephen Foster, Agam, Marie Antoinette, Niladri Kumar, Johannes Brahms, Sarah Flower Adams, Violin Brothers, The Corrs, André Rieu, Igudesman & Joo, Robert Schumann, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Papon (Papon and The East India Company) & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Audio Recording : Prem Chhotka Karmakar (Studio Kusum)

Sound Design & Mastering : Gautam Debnath (Studio Kusum)

Choriographic Inspirations : Gaudiya Nritya, Dhali, Paika, Minuet Dance, Morris Dance, Natua, Raibenshe, Chhau, Sword Dance, Odissi, Jig Dance, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Branle Dance

Singers :
Andha Muni: Amitava Mukherjee, King Dasharath: Sounak Chattopadhyay, Rishi Kumar: Pratiti Sarkar, Leela: Ananya Mandal, Bidushak: Ayan Mukherjee, Bonodevi: Rupa Mukherjee, Kuheli Banerjee, Surosrija Bhattacharya, Oindrila Ray & Monikiran Dattagupta, Shikari Dol: Ayan Mukherjee & Subhadip Chakraborty

Ramayan Chanting : Subhadip Chakraborty

Musicians : Bablu Biswas (Tabla, Pakhawaj, Bangla Dhol, Shreekhol, Dugi, Madal, Khanjira & Kurkuri), Uday Mukherjee (Tabla, Cajón, Darbuka & Duff), Saumen Das (Drums, Percussions & Octopad), Soumyajyoti Ghosh (Indian Flute, English Flute & Melodica), Palash Chowdhury (Piano), Kaushik Bhattacharyya (Sarod), Debanjan Bhattacharjee (Sarod), Ayan Mukherjee (Sitar, Keyboard, Vibraphone, Flute, Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo & Bass Guitar) & Subhadip Chakraborty (Violin & Mandolin)

Dancers :
Andha Muni: Subhadip Chakraborty King Dasharath: Ayan Mukherjee
Rishi Kumar: Samarpan Sengupta
Leela: Shremoyee Chakraborty
Bidushak: Subhankar Chakraborty And Satabdi Acharyya, Arni Bagchi, Anindita Chakraborty, Moumita Halder, Nilanjana Adhikari, Mousumi Sarkar, Rachana Kar, Sayantika Majumder, Priyanka Sarker, Sunistha Mondal, Palashpriya Bhattacharya, Soumya Bhowmik, Ganesh Das, Jayanta Biswas, Krishnendu Halder, Kalyan Halder, Manab Parai, Ankan Ghosh, Sandip Gope, Sridip Karmakar
&
Karnika, Debarati, Pragnashree, Debantika, Tanisha, Riya & Jiniya

Paintings : Prasenjit Acharyya
Light : Uttiya Jana
Compere : Arindam Mandal
DOP : Parichay Chakrabarti
Videography : Debashis Sen
Special Thanks To : Shri Bappaditya Dasgupta, Hon'ble Councilor, Ward 101, KMC, Madhusudan Mancha Authority, The Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Dr. Chintamani Rath, Kalamandalam Goutam Ghosal, Mamata Paul, Priyanka Dutta Majumder, Lipika Banerjee, Chirtesh Nandy, Students & Guardians of Garfa Mitrayan and Purbachal Bikramshila.


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