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A bloody chapter of an Indian epic, revisited.
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Wednesday September 28, 2016
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US Premiere
Battlefield
Sep 28—Oct 9, 2016
 
Theater

C.I.C.T. - Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
Based on the Mahabharata and the play written by Jean-Claude Carrière
Adapted and directed by Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne

Part of Tandem Paris-New York

 
 

Thirty years after his legendary sunset-to-sunrise production of The Mahabharata consecrated the BAM Harvey stage, director Peter Brook returns with Battlefield, a breathtaking distillation of the central story in the ancient Sanskrit poem. In the wake of an apocalyptic civil war, a remorseful King Yudishtira—his hands still bloodied from the carnage—desperately seeks some just way to rule over murderers and murdered alike. Silk scarves become rivers and shrouds; four actors are reincarnated as worms and eagles, victims and perpetrators; and a single instrumentalist (a veteran of Brook’s original production) scores the bleak peace of oblivion, giving haunting new life to this staggering Indian epic.

 

Music by Toshi Tsuchitori
Lighting design by Philippe Vialatte
Costume design by Oria Puppo

A C.I.C.T./Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord production
Co-produced by The Grotowski Institute, the PARCO Co. Ltd / Tokyo, Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, the Young Vic Theatre / London, the Singapore Repertory Theatre, Le Théâtre de Liège, the C.I.R.T., the Attiki cultural Society / Athens and the Cercle des partenaires des Bouffes du Nord

 
RUN TIME
1hr 20min
VENUE
SUBSCRIPTIONS START AT  $21
FULL PRICE TICKETS START AT  $30
Balcony seating is only accessible by 70 stairs.  
 
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— The New York Times
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