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| The King of Dark Chamber- Raja | ||||||||
| 8 January 2012, Kamani, 7:00 pm | ||||||||
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| Playwright: Rabindranath Tagore Director: Ratan Thiyam Group: Chorus Repertory Theatre, Imphal, Manipur Language: Manipuri Duration: 1 hr 30 mins |
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| The Play | ||||||||
| Raja is a symbolic play. It is not divided into acts and scenes. It reflects Tagore's philosophy and the relationship between an individual and the universe. In the play, Raja symbolises God and the Dark Chamber, where he resides, represents the inner-self of man. Raja can only be accessed in the dark chamber, which means God cannot be found outside, one has to search within. In this production of the play, the performance begins in the Dark Chamber, with Queen Sudarshana crying for light, and the invisible king saying that she should identify him when he appears in the festival Basanta Purnima. From here it goes through an entire narrative that finally ends with the reunion of the invisible King and Queen. The Queen is asking for the normal external light. And the King is eager to show the internal light which carries both beauty and truth, and thus, constantly tries to lay the foundation for an intense approach to the inner realms. | ||||||||
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