India - "The Ritual" by Instabili Vaganti theatre company
For many years, Instabili Vaganti theatre company has been engaged in an international research project on performing arts developed with artists from different countries and characterized by a deep reflection on the role of the performer and a new dramaturgy of the body.
The Ritual is one of the most representative performances created within the project Rags of Memory. Through physical and vocal actions, live music and video projections, it investigates the historical memory of a country and its traditions, in order to actualize the performative elements through the languages of contemporary theatre.
The performance is a metaphor of 'the circle of life' where birth, pathos and death represent a cyclic and repetitive path fixed in the eternity of the ritual.
On January 25th and 26th, The Ritual is on stage at the ITFoK - International Theatre Festival of Kerala. The Festival -organized by Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and Cultural Department of Government of Kerala- is very attentive to contemporary theatre and aims at being a privileged venue for encounter, knowledge and reflection for both the artists and the audience. Instabili Vaganti is the only theatre company representing Italy.
Instabili Vaganti’s Indian tour is supported by the Italian Cultural Institutes in New Delhi and Mumbai and by the Emilia-Romagna Region Culture Dept. After Kerala, the company will be on stage in New Delhi and in Mysore, guest of the 20th Festival Bharat Rang Mahotsav, organized by the National School of Drama.