Bhiyawad is the name of a demon king who conquered heaven & earth against whom the Gods were powerless. The tale relates how Goddess Gavari manifests as 3 beautiful fierce devis who lure Bhiyawad into battle and terminate his evil reign. Adapted from the classic Bhiyawad story for this presentation based on documentarian Harish Agneya’s extensive research. This condensed 45-min drama exemplifies Gavari’s ritual artistry and celebrates the primacy of Goddess energy in protecting the social & natural world.
In 10 days workshop “Gavari – From Tradition to Performance” organized by-WZCC, Udaipur and Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India hosts 16 tribal artists where rural artists have learnt the stagecraft, hindi language, and acting skills.
Reviews
Gavari has potential to drive rural and cultural tourism to Mewar - Deeapk Dixit.
Musical Perspective in Gavari - by Shreya Paliwal
Gavari Artists have learnt a lot through experiment of theatrical intervention.
Gavari Artists - Sharing their views on Gavari and on effects of theatrical intervention on it.
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Gavari has potential to drive rural and cultural tourism to Mewar - Deeapk Dixit.
Mr. Deepak Dixit, is a Theater/Film & Television Director and Actor from Udaipur. Being a theater director, actor Deepak have found every essential component or learning that are needed for an actor, he further emphasize on Gavari's uniqueness and purity and feels that Gavari has the potential to drive cultural and rural tourism to India. -
Musical Perspective in Gavari - by Shreya Paliwal
Shreya Paliwal is independent folk singer from Udaipur and have worked with us in Bhiyawad. Here she is expressing her experience and emphasizing the possibility of experiments with Gavari Music and its form to explore it to the rest of the world. -
Gavari Artists have learnt a lot through experiment of theatrical intervention.
Harish Agneya, an independent Gavari researcher describing the overall effect of conducting theatrical workshop on Gavari. Such experiments helps traditional players to gain more technical knowledge of formal presentation and exposure to larger audience. -
Gavari Artists - Sharing their views on Gavari and on effects of theatrical intervention on it.
This compilation was conducted during the workshop to know the views of participant Gavari artist in workshop called Gavar from tradition to performance.