Arangadal - 14th Festival of Theatre and Dance

Organised by Manaveli Performing Arts Group
Date: July 8, 2007(Sunday) ; 13.00 Hrs AND 18.0O Hrs.
Venue: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts, Ontario, Canada












Five acts in the 14th festival

Is now and for ever (Ippozuthum Eppozuthum)

Harold Pinter

This is a play of dramatic symbols. the strength as well as the weakness of the symbols is that people with different experiences and learning interpret them differently. A play in English by Harold Pinter, adapted into Tamil and directed by Dushy Gnanapiragasam.


True colours (Nirankalin Nijangkal)

Ananthi Sasitharan



A dance formation created to project the true and underlying characteristics of different colours enhanced by various musical patterns. Composed and presented on stage by Ananthi Sasitharan.


Recurring History (Sakatha Sarithirangkal)

Poet S. Sivasegaram


This name is taken from a poem by renowned poet S. Sivasegaram. It serves as a topic poem for a verse recital in which another three of his poems with similar themes are presented. They highlight oppression, atrocities, murder and other unjust acts prevalent today around the world. Why are they recurring? asks the poet. His thought provoking lines are dramatized in this verse recital under the direction of another Poet V. Kanthavanam.


In between (Irandukkum Naduve)

Children caught between the divorced parents. According to the law, everything seems to be fine. But the kids dispute the arrangement. Grandma is on their side. Kid asks an important question - "If you both don't agree on some issues, you both decide to go on your own way without considering our views. If we don't agree with you, what we should do ?". A script very much related to the current situation in our community and others as well is written by Sivamani. Directed by Ilaya Bharathi.


Hari Aum Nama


Eugene Ionesco





A story of a mentally unbalanced professor, his new dumb student and his pessimistic maid. The English play "Lesson" written by Eugene Ionesco, adapted into Tamil by Pennesvaran. Directed by veteran Dramatist Puranthakan.

For photos of 14th Arangadal Click here

* Observation on 14th Arangadal by Thevakanthan - Pathivukal
* Observation by K.S. Balachandran - Orupaper / Keetru/ Vadakku Vaasal
* Observation by Guru Aravinthan - Pathivukal