“Once upon a time…”

Alliance Française de Trivandrum will present a children and family show: , “Once upon a time…” by Layam Cultural Events and Training” with Françoise Calvel and Abhija Sivakala
at Co- Bank Towers on 9 November, 2012 , 5.30 pm.
Entry is free.

The story of “Once upon a time…” is a very free adaptation of the well known and well loved tale of ” The Sleeping Beauty “.
However, even if the story and the frame are identical, the characters, themselves, are completely original. Freely inspired by the characters of the Commedia dell’arte courtesy Françoise Calvel. The heroes turn into anti-heroes, with their vices and their virtues and hold up an effective mirror to the spectators.
The text was completely created in English to allow the comedians the freedom to interpret it to suit their individual artistic capabilities.
The techniques of theater used here are: the mask of the Commedia dell’arte, clown, the puppet, the dressed up play, martial art of kalaripayat , dance forms like kathak, pantomime andmusic.
There will be two comediennes on the set who will interpret 14 characters.