Yadavan chandran’s ‘mean Elsewhere’ turns the stage into a picture of realism

That you get a reality check when watching Yadavan Chandran’s’ mean ‘is True’ is True, that you question the meaning of life and death, attachment and detachment, is a given turn. But, what does not happy after watching it is you walking out in relaxed acceptance or quint submission. This play curves a mental canvas where you encounter extrames in emotions and thoughts, debate internal, assess needs, wishes and wishes only to leave to feed Depiction and portrayal.

Inspired by Italo Calvino’s Novel Invisible citieS, ‘meaningwhile elsewhere’ “Confronts surreal contradictions we live with” and as yadavan, who conceived and directed it, Clarifies, “Longs to Explore the invisible threads,” Experiences, Memories and Dreams ”.

With a cast comprising classical dancer and activist Mallika Sarabhai, Award-Winning TheATRE ARTISTE ArtISTE Penelope Deen, Bharatanatyam Dancer and Drama Artiste Lucrezia Maniscotti, and theatre Artiste Teertha Bhatt, Backed by a Terrifort Team, The Production that Portrays Marco Polo in All Earnestness Transports You Into a World that Oscilates Completely non-existent. If one seeks and leads the audience to a parallel world, another searches for profound insights; One Finds Connections Between the past and the future world and one dares to dream and deerive meaning. The very fact that different characters playing marco exist in one play explains the various layers an individual poseses and how much is Unexplred in the realities and the world of each Individual, Each Story.

‘Meanwhile Elsewhere’, A Technically Sound Performance | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The narrative does not program from a typical begining to the middle and an end, but comforts and discomforts you in turns with realities you relate to and meaning you form Acceptance bar.

Having Done 13 Shows at Natarani, Ahmedabad, Since Its Inaugural during the Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival in December 2024, ‘Meanwhile Elsewhere’, Says Mallika, Has Mowed Her Deeeply, Especially “The Empathy and absurdity, as also the prophetic situations” it touches upon. For Yadavan, it has been about confidence the surreal contradictions we live with. “The way we Chase Progress while Erasing Memory or Seek Connection While Building Walls, it has pushed me to referct on the strange trousions of our time,” He shares.

While thetrical Piece is in Progress, You Have Words Reflecting on the screen, allowing you to engage in an exercise that trows questions but follows them up with answers, so you can have a thought a Throws a Throws a Throws A. Dialogue with your inner self, maybe.

‘Why do we build only to be forgotten?’

‘We build trust we have dreams’.

‘What remains when the chessboard is Empty?’

‘The memory of the game; It leaves Silence Behind ‘.

The words reflecting on the screen, allowed the audience to engage in an exercise that threw questions and followed them up with answers | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Some lines like ‘Every day we we have the past and call it program’ or ‘the higher the walls, the more they conceal’ Spark an internal debate, switch understanding for reason and evokes. This unconventional theatrical performance at the outset expenses of the theme of building rights, but what it does better is help with discovering the self, Questioning One’s Purpose in an evolving in an evolving and fast-conversion.

In a world divided between connection and disconction, broken by distance and built through cohesiveness, this immersive experience explors the Various FACETS of LIFE and LIVING, Leaving you to woner aouet Your purpose and existence in the world.

A technically sound performance, ‘meanwhile elsewehere’ does not limit itself to visual appearance Create a range of visual offerings Depicting Moods, Feelings and Situations. Having essayed a fair share of hit shows in ahmedabad, Yadavan and Mallika are working towards Taking it to national and international stages.

Published – April 17, 2025 05:11 pm IST