NEWSPAPER REVIEWS- AHAM

AHAM

[NEWSPAPER REVIEWS]

A dollop of Bharatnatyam and India’s most popular martial art forms Thangta (Manipur) and Kalaripayattu (Kerela, and voila: Pravah Theatre Laboratory ensured their debut play lived up to their experimental group name. – The Asian Age Mumbai, 1 June 2005.

Theatre, expecially during one’s formative years, is not about acting or writing, but about living, grins Kabi. (catch Aham at Prithvi Theatre till June 2 at 11 am) – The Asian Age Mumbai, 1 June 2005

They use masks, puppets (all designed by Ali), martial art, dance and common metaphors to talk about issues that we would think twice about before voicing and opinion. . – Westside PLUS, TIMES OF INDIA, Saturday June 5, 2005.

The Shylock metaphor openly questions discrimination – “Just cos I’m a Muslim everyone just assumes I’m going to support Pakistan during cricket matches,” adds Raza. – Westside PLUS, TIMES OF INDIA, Saturday June 5, 2005.

Seriously, Yuva! Aham is a play by a bunch of youngsters who plan to redefine stage with a focus on youth, says Deepa Gahlot. – BOMBAY TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA.

Aham is about us, the youth, It takes the audience on a journey through our experiences, “ they say and describer i8t a s experimental, with a lot of colour, body movement, speech styles, reer pressure, religion, communalism, discrimination, violence, or teenage crime, this bunch from the Pravah Theatre Laboratory for the Young, has touched upon a lot of issues. – BOMBAY TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA.

Using masks, puppets, martial arts, peces of literature and drama, they have created a unique piece of work. – BOMBAY TIMES, THE TIMES OF INDIA.

And yet, a beautiful near-perfect form emerges through the play that shlcks conventional theatrical wisdom from its complacent throne. – Shriti K, Sunday MID DAY, June 19, 2005

The range is fascinating and acts as tool in itself to depict the state of mind of the youth – fluctuating. The actors, all students from Prithvi Summertime workshop, perform with conviction and exude an enormous amount of energy. There is not a single dull moment in the play. The use of light and sound completely complements the play and so do the minimal sets – a series of paintings of facial expressions as the backdrop. – Shriti K, Sunday MID DAY, June 19, 2005