Natak Company, India

Circle (Chakra) is an attempt at portraying ‘the circle of life’.  Set in a pre-historic period, it traces the framework of the preliminary evolution of man – right from the invention of wheel to the discovery of flint stones. It is the Man’s story: his first encounter with death, watching his father die and the struggle that ensues further as he learns and explores Nature all by himself. It lauds man’s Love for Life and establishes what basically sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom – our ability and inherent need to discover, innovate and invent. It makes us realize that our basic survival tactics, the need for a companion and sexual discovery are still an integral part of our being.  A lot of parallels can be drawn between the pre-historic man and us. The constant need to communicate in a better way, their possessiveness about their companions, their coming together in times of adversity, the hierarchy of a tribe and the constant need for each person to maintain his attained place of respect within the tribe are all, in essence, the same trials and tribulations that we face until this day. Chakra is a production replete with learning and entertainment – the story is supported by way of dances and Indian martial arts, and the language of communication being “gibberish”, it is understood by any audience.

Natak Company is a group of enthusiastic and free spirited youngsters who have been an active and beneficial part of the Indian thespian scene for the past few years. The average age of this team is 22 years and they strongly believe in successful hitting the taste of the youth. Company has been formed with a view to performing plays which are honest, different and appellative.  Its motivation are passion and urge to perform something unusual and to bring more international exposure to their productions that are  generally performed on the experimental base. The main aim is to bring the rich heritage of Indian theatre forward to intermingle with world theatre. Since its incorporation in the end of 2009, the Natak has six successfully running productions that won awards in various categories at many national theatre events. Two of its productions have been staged at Universo Teatro and Rosso Bastardo Live in Italy, as the only ones productions selected from all of Asia.

30. 6. - 4. 7. 2012

PRAHA