Romeo Ravidas Aur Juliet Devi

"The grimness that emerges in the dialogue-driven production is complemented by movements inspired by Eugenio Barba, an Italian theatre director who Saha assisted during her stint at Odin Teatret in Denmark. “I choreographed the play as a dance piece rather than blocking it like a play,” she says." - Indian Express Romeo Ravidas, a young farmer’s son loves riding his horse in his village Dumari, Bihar. He calls his horse Juliet. In a peculiar journey he meets Kausalya in a dream who was once known in her college as Juliet. What is the story of this Romeo and Juliet? Based on the murder of 21 year old Pradeep Rathod in Gujarat and the life of activist Kausalya in Tamil Nadu in this unusual Romeo Juliet story, love, friendship and freedom to simply live are explored. Director: Sharmistha Saha Playwright: Sharmistha Saha & Shubham Sumit Performed by: Priyanka Charan & Dilip Pandey Second Cast: Pooja Vedvikhyat & Manasvi Sharma Music by Aman Nath Costume and scenography by Reema K. Photographs by Rahul K. Singh Total number of travelling cast and crew members: 5 Duration: 70 mins Languages: Hindi/Bhojpuri Been part of Kala Ghoda Festival 2020, Shadipur Natak Utsav 2019, Natrani Festival Ahmedabad 2019 amongst others