De vuelta en la India

Sábado, 23 de junio de 2007

Kathakali en la era global

Mi amiga Caroline, actriz francesa que estudió kathakali aquí en la India hace unos meses, narra la experiencia de su encuentro en París con maestros y estudiantes de Kalamandalam [nuestra escuela de kathakali aquí en la India], en estos tiempos de kathakali global que viaja a todas partes del mundo:

Dice Caro:
The last day was very hard. everybody enjoyed it but we were so tired. in particular students because they played all the night! i remember when i arrived with Marjorie in the Hostel where they stayed to pick up them. Nobody was in the hall. so we had to knock to their door. i remember Suchee when he opened the door so tired, " ok, we are coming". i was so shy because i feld i enter in their private life.

You know, i can tell now how it was. i realize how we were more free to be, to feel, to share, to express our friendship. no tension as in India . of course i kept one distance with them and in particular with Asans. i think they don't care because they were in my country and they were more understanding. they looked like enjoyed and curious.

I don't know who can arrange kkm programm in Paris now because Milena Salvini, fist lady going in kkm to learn Kathakali, is too old.

Next time, two weeks ago, there was a kathakali program in the Mandapa, i taulk to you about it : the first Indian cultural center in france and i asked her about next kkm program. She told me " i m too old, now it s young people have to make something for kathakali, like you... i look at her with big eyes, brillant big eyes because i feel something like "me? can i do it? i have to make." Now i m not enought strong to make it.


(Kerala Kalamandalam trouppe -actores/bailarines, cantantes y percusionistas indios de kathakali- en su visita a París. En la foto, aparecen también Fabrice, Karin y Caroline, estudiantes franceses de kathakali. Ahora el kathakali ha viajado a su país. Sin duda ha llegado el tiempo del kathakali "worldwide".)

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