Hybridity and Regional Visions in Contemporary Theatre in Kerala
- Vol.30(3), March
- Mumbai Marg Publications 2019
- 76-81p.
This essay looks at emerging trends in theatre from Kerala through the works of M.G. Jyotish, Deepan Sivaraman and Sankar Venkateswaran. While Jyotish brings multimedia and technology into his conceptualization of drama, Deepan is more interested in material object-based reality and Sankar retains focus on the actor. Together these three practitioners use their works to unsettle the boundaries between Indian/un-Indian, classical/popular, vernacular/cosmopolitan that have dominated definitions of practice in the region. They also see their works as part of an international quest towards innovative languages of theatre-making.