FROM 16:30 TO 19:45 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM

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Mukhabhaona

A traditional mask theatre/dance performance by the mask makers of Majuli. The mukha or mask is an important component of the bhaona – a traditional form of entertainment with a religious message, first created in the 16thcentury by Shankaradeva. The performance is a tribute to Sanjoy Ghose, development activist

 

Film: Majuli – Land Between Two Rivers

(45 min; 2017; HD; English & with subtitles)

Directed by Parashar Baruah

 

The film explores the challenges in preserving the island physically and it’s culture of mask making that is as threatened as the island itself. A searing narrative of the survival of art and life itself, told through masked characters drawn from mythology