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A cup of tea can help you spend some time with yourself,a cup of tea can introduce you to a complete stranger,a cup of tea can make you open up to various other worlds outside your own…. These,perhaps,are only some of the aspects of this beverage enjoyed worldwide and the one with which we’re so familiar that we don’t seem to comprehend its essence. The Tea Way,a theatrical presentation,attempts to bring in a cultural confluence at the Natarani in Ahmedabad this evening.
Directed by Istvan Van Heuverzwyn an artistic counsellor in theatre,Opera and dance projects the play wouldn’t just have dance and music as the core components,but shadow puppetry as well. Paris-based Istvan,who collaborated with the Darpana to come up with The Tea Way here,says: “I’ve weaved a story out of various poems on tea traditions across continents. The underlying philosophy is the discovery of cultures,of coming together,of opening up and meeting people,and of tolerance.”
To be presented in English and Hindi,the play also has references in Persian,Chinese and Japanese. Written by Istvan himself,this poetic tale revolves around a young boy Sesso Sen,who travels across five continents in search of the Tea of the Immortal Hands,which happens to be the only panacea for his ailing father.
“He has to find the ingredients for the Tea of the Immortal Hands from different countries,like the ‘bowl of harmony’ from Japan,the ‘sacred water’ from a desert,the coal from Argentina. During his journey,he comes across different people and different cultures and ends up a transformed individual himself,” explains Istvan.
So,does Sesso succeed in saving his father? Well,you have to wait and watch the tea brewing at Natarani
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