From April 28 to May 17 arrives at the magic of Teatro Olimpico 'India with Bollywood The Show, an imposing Indian musical, for the first time in Italy.
Although only recently rediscovered by the West, Indian cinema has experienced 80 years of film history, characterized by the charming and colorful mix of dance, theater, musicals and films.
With Bollywood The Show , therefore, wants to know that India who has worked to create a powerful economic center, and understand the partial emulation of Western models, but also integration and overlap of its traditions. At the center of the narrative a story whose plot is inspired from reality, based on the saga of a family of Indian cinema's most famous dynasties, the Merchant family.
Ayesha, choreographer and director of modern success, clashes with her grandfather Shantilal, king of the traditional Indian cinema, the Merchant family is the guardian of the tradition of Kathak dance (the dance of the gods) and Shantilal is the last member of a 'ancient lineage of gurus. Against his will, Ayesha's niece, abandoned school of Kathak dance, she became the queen of contemporary Bollywood, a follower of Western models, the imminent death of his grandfather back in his homeland Ayesha, making them find the love of childhood, Uday, and the strength of old family traditions.
The happy ending is stated in the balance between ancient and modern, tradition and the future.
moving images, music and traditional dances such as the modern hip hop, then, but also the many extras, from the colorful costumes evocative details, elaborate lighting effects, the exotic and the music halfway between the traditional rhythms and the hits of the moment. Let
enchant.
From April 28 to May 17
Bollywood The Show
Teatro Olimpico Piazza Gentile da Fabriano, 17
Every day at 21:00 and Sunday at 17.30 and 21.00
Tickets: from 16.50 €
to 44 € Infoline: 06. 3265991
-piece published RomaWeek 23-04.29.2009-
Although only recently rediscovered by the West, Indian cinema has experienced 80 years of film history, characterized by the charming and colorful mix of dance, theater, musicals and films.
With Bollywood The Show , therefore, wants to know that India who has worked to create a powerful economic center, and understand the partial emulation of Western models, but also integration and overlap of its traditions. At the center of the narrative a story whose plot is inspired from reality, based on the saga of a family of Indian cinema's most famous dynasties, the Merchant family.
Ayesha, choreographer and director of modern success, clashes with her grandfather Shantilal, king of the traditional Indian cinema, the Merchant family is the guardian of the tradition of Kathak dance (the dance of the gods) and Shantilal is the last member of a 'ancient lineage of gurus. Against his will, Ayesha's niece, abandoned school of Kathak dance, she became the queen of contemporary Bollywood, a follower of Western models, the imminent death of his grandfather back in his homeland Ayesha, making them find the love of childhood, Uday, and the strength of old family traditions. The happy ending is stated in the balance between ancient and modern, tradition and the future.
moving images, music and traditional dances such as the modern hip hop, then, but also the many extras, from the colorful costumes evocative details, elaborate lighting effects, the exotic and the music halfway between the traditional rhythms and the hits of the moment. Let
enchant.
From April 28 to May 17
Bollywood The Show
Teatro Olimpico Piazza Gentile da Fabriano, 17
Every day at 21:00 and Sunday at 17.30 and 21.00
Tickets: from 16.50 €
to 44 € Infoline: 06. 3265991
-piece published RomaWeek 23-04.29.2009-
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