London, (PTI) A new contemporary retelling of the ‘Mahabharata’ opens in London on Sunday, incorporating several Indian musical and dance art forms and bringing together a worldwide cast of characters.
The UK premiere of the musical extravaganza, which runs at the Barbican Theatre until next weekend, follows a critically acclaimed world premiere in Canada by Toronto-based Why Not Theatre and Indian-origin co-creators Miriam Fernandes and Ravi Jain.
The production is presented in two parts: Karma setting out the origin story of the rival Pandava and Kaurava clans and Dharma capturing a great battle that destroys the planet leaving the survivors behind to rebuild.
