This Ambedkarite Opera, is an invitation to examine ourselves as citizens, observers and
participants who are operating on a background of a large hegemonic order, in the world's
largest democracy, through the artistic practices of music, humour, satire and collective storytelling.
Duration: 150 mins
Note: The end time is approximate and may vary slightly.
Cast and Credits:
Performed by - Siddharth Pratibhawant, Pravin Mukta, Priypal Dashantee, Dhammarakshit, Randhive, Amruta Todarmal, Apurva Kadam
Abhishek Majumdar - Director
Siddharth Pratibhawant, Sudhesh Jadhav, Pravin Mukta, Priypal Dashantee, Irawati Karnik
Dhammarakshit Randhive, Amruta Pushkar, Apurva Kadam, Abhishek Majumdar - Songs and Playtext
Siddharth Pratibhawant, Priypal Dashantee, Pravin Mukta, MD Pallavi, Dhammarakshit Randhive, Apurva Kadam - Music Composers
Sudesh Jadhav - Story
Pallavi MD - Music composer, music supervisor, music arranger and sound design
Dhammarakshit Randhive, Siddharth Pratibhawant - Music arrangement
Irawati Karnik, Jocelyn Clarke - Dramaturgy
BamBoy - Music production, background score and sound design
Veena Appiah - Producer and Production Manager
Veena Appiah, Karishma Bhagani - International producing
Diya Naidu - Choreography
Neel Sengupta, Rituparna Sanyal, Nikhita Singh - Associate Director
Niranjan Gokhale - Light designer
Busshan Patil - Set Designer
Gaurav Singh Nijjer - Video Designer
Amruta Todarmal - Costume Designer
Bhakti Dange - Asst costume designer
Vivek Jadhav - Set execution
Kapil Dev - Cow puppet maker
Pallavi MD - Poster Design
Pratik Chandrakant Patil, Kailas Jadhav, Vijay Kamble - Production associate
The Ensemble, Tanvi Shah - Research
Shubham Roy Choudhury - Archive and publicity design
Shubham Roy Choudhury, Rahul Bachate - Making of Kavan film
Surabhi George - Documentary Film Workshop
Abdul Asif, Dushyant Deorukhkar - Music Collaborations
New York University, Global Asia Program, Brahma Prakash, Komita Dhanda, Toral Jatin Gajrawala, Bill Bragin, Awam Amkpa, Mark Swislocki, Avneesh Mishra, Rangshila Theater Group, Mumbai, Nirmik Cultural Centre - Special Thanks
Support line: Yalgaar Sanskrutik Manch and Nalanda Arts Studio present Kavan-an Ambedkarite play
Supported by NYUAD (New York University Abu Dhabi) Arts and Humanities and co-commissioned by The Arts Center at NYUAD
Kala Academy
