Friday 21 March 2014

Ravindran Drama Group: Maya the Demon Architect


Two Indian civil servants were worried about the construction scheuldule of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. They went to Meerut hoping to find the demon architect Maya to get them out of trouble.  Ravindran Drama Group's Maya: Demon Architecture related the myth of this persona.

Written and directed by Hemang Nandabalan, the performance was generally cohesive in its narration.  I however would like to see how the myth of the demon architect could link with the problems faced by the Commonwealth Games.  The first part of the performance was rather drawn out - certain scenes could be replaced by a few lines of dialogues.  The last few scenes on Maya seemed to be rushed through.  A pity, since it was the crux of the story.



Being an amateur company, the staging and production standards were modest.  However, there was sincerity in putting up this performance and I did feel engaged throughout.  In terms of performance, Ravee Vellu was good as Maya and Sivakumar also stood out.   Overall, a good effort from RDG.



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